This is a letter I wrote to a dear friend from the 1970s who has been diagnosed recently with colon cancer. She had surgery last summer to remove the primary tumor, and is in the midst of a 12-week course of chemotherapy. She has, in my opinion, a well-balanced view of the relative merits of traditional vs alternative treatments. One unusual thing about her situation is that she has an extraordinary social support system, having led a community of peer counselors within the disability community for many years, and now benefiting personally from the community of people she has helped.
Dear
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