Imagine what it would be like to be in Kate Middleton’s shoes prior to March 22. Imagine what it would have been like to hear your doctor say you have cancer. Imagine processing that diagnosis and breaking it down to your three young children who may, or may not, know what cancer is. Imagine the world outside speculating the reasons for your disappearance from public life, reasons that range from being dead to being cheated upon to separating from a spouse who is, quite possibly, trying to come to terms with the diagnosis himself. Imagine living with the fear of your medical reports being made public. Imagine.
The reason it is not easy for us to imagine what it is like to be in Kate Middleton’s shoes is because the 99 per cent of us who do not live that 'life' cannot fully comprehend how that 1 per cent tackles grief or disappointment. That may have something to do with the fact that we do not imagine the rich and powerful to have emotional injuries because somewhere we, too, believe that privilege buys happiness and mental sanity.
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22 мар 2024
