Survivor’s Guilt: When You Make It, But Others Don’t
Finding gratitude
Cancer connects you to people in ways you never expect. Along the way, I met others going through treatment, sharing the same fears, frustrations, and small victories. Some of them didn’t get the outcome I did. And that’s hard to sit with.
I’m no evidence of disease, and I’m grateful. But I also think about the people I met along the way who didn’t get the same outcome. It doesn’t make sense, and there’s no real answer to why. Survivor’s guilt isn’t something people talk about much, but it’s real.
Survivor’s guilt is tricky because no one expects you to have it, yet it’s there. I remind myself that it doesn’t mean I’m not thankful—it just means I care. And maybe the best way to honor those who didn’t get this outcome is to live fully, to use my voice, and to keep supporting others on their own journeys.
It’s not about having the perfect answer, just learning to carry both gratitude and loss at the same time.
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While I have a completely different disease, I find true meaning and solace in helping others recover as I did long ago. I firmly believe that is why God saved me many times when I should rightfully be dead.
It sounds like He is calling you to do likewise in your own life. Keep fighting the good fight!
God Bless you and may He forever keep you in the palms of His mighty hands!