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Study focus
The study examines the first author’s experience of acquiring a disability during treatment for sacral chondrosarcoma, a form of primary bone cancer. It considers psychological, physical and social effects, especially the loss of a former identity. Wheelchair basketball and its surrounding community are described as influential in reshaping and accepting a new disability identity.
Method and experiences
An evocative autoethnographic approach presents subjective, emotionally raw experiences intended to encourage empathy and reflection. The account contains nine short stories about the first author’s experiences during and beyond cancer treatment. These stories describe identity disintegration and reconstruction, rather than reporting a clinical intervention or findings from a wider patient sample.
Sport and identity reconstruction
The study concludes that the account provides insight into disability acquired through cancer treatment. It explores identity loss, sport’s role in rediscovering identity, and intersecting factors that support new identities after diagnosis. The authors suggest the stories may resonate with people facing life-altering illness or injury, while the record does not establish treatment recommendations or outcomes for others.
