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Don't take it personally, doctor, but it has been a dreadful experience."

I tell her that far from taking offence, I am sympathetic because in the 15 months since her cancer diagnosis, she has weathered surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, not to mention hospitalisations and hiccups. This, on top of the psychological suffering and the spillover effect on the whole family that no healthcare system ever fully mitigates.

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