"If someone seems genuinely concerned and asks about your health, reassure them with a big smile: 'Oh, there's nothing to worry about. I'm perfectly healthy.'"
"You could say you had a procedure for 'comfort,' which covers a lot without explaining more than you'd like to. Then change the subject."
A genderqueer individual is preparing for a mastectomy and anticipates questions from retirement home residents upon returning to work. They seek scripts to handle potential inquiries about their health. The advice suggests categorizing questions into concern, judgment, or support. For genuine concern, a reassuring response about health and comfort can be given, followed by a subject change. This approach allows for maintaining privacy while addressing the curiosity of others in a respectful manner.
Read at Slate Magazine
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