The Biology of Not Bouncing Back to “Normal” by Dr Ksenia Malarkey

There are those moments when we felt heard as a person. Today, when I read this article by Dr. Ksenia Malarkey, working in integrative oncology introduced her essay here:

A new post about that first quiet, destabilizing phase after treatment ends. Not “back to normal,” but not actively being treated either. Just after and forever. Artwork by Nathalie Latham from her book, I AM ALIVE. Nathalie was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer at 39. Her work is like watching a nervous system find language.

If you have been through a big health crisis, this will speak to you. If you know someone who has been through a big health crisis or is going through… this will bring you deeper understanding to their experience.

Here it is:

https://substack.com/home/post/p-187131610