My breast cancer is back and I’d be lying if I said I was not scared

I thought long and hard before writing today’s column because I wasn’t sure I wanted to spread my bad news far and wide. But if my experience can help any other person facing a cancer diagnosis, it will be worth it. I am not going to let this cancer get the better of me.

Sheila Copps, pictured Oct. 25, 2012, speaking at the Liberal Party's convention in Ottawa. 'I would be lying if I said I was not scared. The uncertainty of cancer is probably the element that makes it one of modern medicine's most dreaded diagnoses. But there are more survivors today than ever before. I fully intend to be one.'The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

August 2, 2021

OTTAWA—Three years ago, I joined a very elite group of Canadian women. At the ripe old age of 65, I was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. We all hear the numbers on cancer. But they don’t really mean much until it hits home personally. My first diagnosis was not a major surprise. My mo...

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