Cancer: Looking on the bright side

When Gillian Franklin, founder and managing director of cosmetics distributor The Heat Group, told her staff when she was diagnosed with breast cancer she was determined to stay optimistic. To help her staff try to see the bright side, she told them “10 good things about my cancer”.

Here are a few:

• “Timing – Christmas is the quieter time for us at work and so I will be able to have my operation without disruption to anyone or the business.”
• “Place of tumor – on the left so
  after the operation I will be able to keep typing, working and driving.”
• “Time saving – once I’ve lost my hair, expected in early February, two weeks after my first chemo, I will be able to get ready for work much faster. Just put on the wig! So save at least 30 minutes washing and blow-drying my hair.”
• “Opportunity – my executive team will need to learn how to deal with some of the aspects of my job I may have done, so great opportunity for their development.”
• “Reflection – great to reflect back on my life and realise I don’t want to change anything. Very happy with the balance and what I have achieved.”

BRW

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