‘Beyond my Control’: Dealing with the Existential Uncertainty of Cancer in Online Texts

In this paper, we explore how existential aspects of being diagnosed and living with cancer are shared in stories that publicly communicated online. Through a narrative analysis online texts blogs, people deal their experiences, cultural norms about illness expressed why they write publish We found the writers described diagnosis as defining moment lives. They portrayed it crisis was followed by unpredictability, doubt, grief loss, fitting term ‘existential uncertainty’. Writing sharing online, connecting others staying positive were ways dealing uncertainty. These naturally occurring data offer insights into phenomena not easily accessed clinical setting; moreover, provide unique which narratives embedded.