rakyll shares Stage 1 cancer diagnosis, thanks Stanford and UCSF doctors
rakyll · x · 2026-10-07
rakyll shares that she was diagnosed with Stage 1 cancer after initially dismissing her symptoms and doubting doctors were being "unnecessarily cautious." Stanford and UCSF oncologists had to convince her to undergo surgery ASAP. She highlights how the brain denies early-stage illness — even a 95% survival rate felt unreal while she felt 100% fine.
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