My best friend and I both got tested for the BRCA gene mutation after her mom's cancer diagnosis, and now we have different results — she's positive and I'm negative, and there's this weird guilt and distance between us that we're both pretending isn't there. We went through the testing process together but now our paths diverge and I don't know how to be present for her fear without feeling guilty about my relief.
More people experience this than they realize.
Disparate test outcomes create an unexpected chasm between people who entered the uncertainty together.
“Where Are You with Laboratory tests and reading your results?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.