Things That Bug Me When Talking to People

As a person with cancer I hate these things, that doesn’t mean others do but maybe think before you speak to someone with cancer, even when you think you are being kind it might not be the right thing to say. Feel free to only only read the bold Tl;dr

Cancer did not make me stupid. I do get chemo brain, which makes word recall hard but I am not stupid now. So don’t ask me if I took my medication. Don’t ask me if I have asked my doctor about something. Yes, I took my medication, yes, I talked to my doctor. Assume I am actually pretty informed about cancer and that my brain did not fall out of my head .
Inherited genetic mutations play a major role in about 5 to 10 percent of all cancers. So my cancer is probably not genetic. Do not get up in my family history business please. You are not going to be able to solve the mystery where my cancer came from and ultimately it doesn't change the fact that I have cancer.
Celebrating my weight loss and telling me I look great - not cool - luckily only people I know only a little have said this - but wow. Great diet program - get cancer - go through chemo - lose weight fast, what the actual fuck? I am struggling with body image right now, don’t tell me I look amazing. I look kind of like a fucking bald coat hanger.
It's just hair, it will grow back. Okay let’s shave you bald top to bottom and see if it is only hair. I look like a damn alien, it is more than just hair. Not having it really sucks. Also be kind to your nose hair, it serves a very important purpose and I miss mine tremendously. A perpetually running nose just adds to my overall hot look.
Please don’t tell me some variation of God doesn’t give people more than they can handle or God has a purpose for your cancer. What? I don’t know who your God is but that doesn’t line up for me. Pray for me, that’s cool. Don’t tell me why God decided I should get this shit. (sorry if this point offends people, but I am offended but these statements)
Don’t give me medical advice. I have one of the best oncologists available - she is amazing. I am going to go with her expertise and science for my treatment. So don’t give me advice on my diet, and better, more “natural” treatments, or what your second cousin's uncle did to cure his cancer. Let me repeat this - I believe in science not unproven crap. And you might say well what’s the harm in trying it alongside your treatment. Well, the biggest reason - it can interfere with the actual scientifically proven treatment my doctor has set up for me. A “treatment” out there is vitamin C (which cures everything from a cold to cancer I guess) can actually make chemotherapy drugs not work. So that's the harm, I want my treatment to work.
Don’t walk around on eggshells. Yep, I have cancer, it sucks, we can acknowledge that. Feel free to treat me like regular Paige or ask me questions. Better yet, be profane and irreverent about the cancer - I certainly am. I am not a fragile cupcake (I have no idea if cupcakes are fragile). I am still me, just with cancer and maybe a little more profane.