The princess of Wales has spoke openly about the long-term challenges of the life of recovering after chemotherapy, as he visited a hospital in Essex.
Catherine said that during treatment “you put on a kind of brave face” but later it can also feel “really difficult”.
He told patients in the hospital about life after treating cancer: “You are not able to work normally at home as you probably used to do once.”
This was Catherine’s first public engagement since it exiting an appearance in the Royal Escot, when it was said that she needs to find the right balance in returning to work.
In January, Catherine announced that she was exempted from cancer, which was diagnosed last year. But his latest comments are a reminder of how it is a gradual passage for recovery.
He said: “You put on a kind of brave face, through treatment through stoicism, treatment – then it ‘I can crack, come back normally’.
“But later the step is really really difficult, you are not necessarily at any time under the Clinical Team, but you are not able to work normally at home as you probably used to do once,” the princess said.
“But it is a life-changing for anyone, first after diagnosis or treatment treatment and through such things, it is a life-changing experience for the patient, but also for families.
“And in reality it sometimes gets non -recognition, you are not necessarily especially when it is the first time, appreciate how much effect it is.
Catherine said, “You have to find your new normal and it takes time … and it is a rollercaster. It’s not a smooth aircraft, which you hope to be expected to happen. But the reality is that you go through a difficult time,” Catherine said.
A lot of attention was paid when the princess did not participate in the engagement in the Escot racecourse.
But royal sources say their comments on Tuesday will send an important message of support to other former cancer patients who are facing challenges in their visit to recovery.
He made comments because he visited a “well garden” in Cololecster, which helps using nature to support patients in their recovery from disease.
Catherine has talked about the treatment power of the natural world and how has he been a source of strength during his return from illness. He has described nature as his “sanctuary”.
In May, the Royal Horticultural Society launched a “Catherine Rose”, which was sold to raise funds for the Royal Marsden Cancer charity, in a hospital where the princess was treated.
There are 50 such roses that have been donated to a Colchester Hospital, the princess has helped to apply roses during her journey.
The purpose of the good garden in the hospital is to provide a place to relax and recur for patients, recognizing that nature can help people feel better in both their physical and mental health.
