![I just took [my cancer diagnosis] as bad luck, basically. It did strike me almost immediately, my atheist sort of thing kicked in and I thought "ha, if I was a God-botherer, I'd be thinking, why me God? What have I done to deserve this?" and I thought at least I'm free of that, at least I can simply treat it as bad luck and get on with it.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-just-took-my-cancer-diagnosis-as-bad-luck-basically-it-did-strike-me-almost.jpg)
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