“I lost an eye to cancer, and I’m still racked with guilt that I may have caused it”

Tessa Parry-Wingfield

Credit: Tessa Parry-Wingfield / Kate Hollingsworth

Strong Women


“I lost an eye to cancer, and I’m still racked with guilt that I may have caused it”

4 min read

On paper, it might sound irrational to blame yourself for a rare eye cancer diagnosis. But spend a few minutes in the online wellness world, and it quickly becomes clear why guilt might play such a big role following cancer diagnoses. Here, ocular melanoma survivor Tessa Parry-Wingfield explores the complicated emotional reality of coming to terms with the disease.


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