During treatment, my brain didn’t work the way it normally does. I forgot questions I meant to ask. I lost track of details I would usually hold easily. Some days, thinking felt heavy.
Chemo brain is real. It’s not just forgetfulness. It’s mental fatigue layered on top of physical exhaustion, and pretending it wasn’t happening didn’t help me cope. Writing things down helped. Not in a poetic or inspirational way. In a practical one. I wrote questions before appointments because I couldn’t...