Life stages · Guide for women
Intimacy After Cancer
Finding closeness, comfort and pleasure again after diagnosis and treatment.
17 pages · 5 chapters · PDF · instant download
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What's inside
- The Private ThingsMrs Ade's silence.
- How Treatment Can Affect IntimacyA gentle overview.
- Practical Help for the BodyDryness, narrowing, erections and fatigue.
- Body Image and FeelingsGrief, scars and learning to feel whole.
- RosesMrs and Mr Ade, six months later.
You also get
- Clear illustrated diagrams
- "Myth vs fact" and "Try this" boxes with practical steps
- A "when to see a doctor" checklist
- A printable worksheet
- Research sources, so you know it is real
Read the opening
From chapter 1, "The Private Things". Every guide is written like a story, with real research behind it.
Sunday, 4:00pm. Mrs Ade's garden. Roses she planted during treatment. A long, slow conversation.
Mrs Folake Ade was 55, a retired accountant with silver-streaked hair and a quiet dignity that reminded Amara of her own mother. She had been treated for cervical cancer with surgery and radiotherapy. Her scans were clear. Her doctors were pleased. Her family had thrown a celebration.
But she had not been close to her husband in over a year.
"Everyone thinks I am healed," she said, touching a rose. "My body has changed down there. It is dry. It feels narrow. It hurts. I feel like a stranger in my own body. And my husband looks at me like I am made of glass. We have not even held each other properly since the diagnosis. I did not know who to ask. The doctors were so busy saving my life. It felt selfish to ask about... that."
Amara sat beside her on the garden bench. "Aunty, it is not selfish. It is part of healing."
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