When someone trusts us with personal information, we have a choice about how carefully we hold it.
A diagnosis, an appointment update, or a photograph may have been shared with us privately. Caring about the person does not automatically mean we have permission to share it with other people.
I want that respect to be part of how our foundation works and how we talk about cancer in our community.
Before passing along someone’s news, ask. Before posting a picture, make sure they are comfortable with the image and what will be said alongside it. Give them space to say no without needing to explain.
People can want support and still want privacy. Both can be true at the same time.
There is a quiet kind of care in protecting what someone has trusted you with. Sometimes showing up means letting them decide when, how, and whether their story becomes public.
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