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Mauricio: Steven, based on what Quentin has shared with me about his pain
about your illness, and the closeness and unique connection you’ve
described, I can only imagine the pain all the friends in this trio were
experiencing… what do you know about this pain?
Quentin as Steven: We were all worried and scared.
Mauricio: Steven, can you teach me about your experience of these worries and
fears?
Quentin as Steven: All the doctors that I’ve been through have told me there’s no
chance. I mean it’s stage four. I mean, everybody tells me it’s just a matter
of time before I die.
Mauricio: Steven, and what would be your guess about how Quentin experienced
these worries and fears?
Quentin as Steven: He put them on hold temporarily.
Mauricio: How did he put them on hold?
Quentin as Steven: Umm, in a way not giving up on life, I guess.
Mauricio: Steven, do you have any knowledge about how exactly it is that Quentin
was able to accomplish putting his worries and fears on hold?
Quentin as Steven: He focused on encouraging me. He really encouraged me to
keep playing basketball throughout my chemotherapy. Umm, we still went
bowling and did all the stuff we used to do.
Mauricio: Steven, what do you think as to what might have been so important to
Quentin that he continued to encourage you to keep playing basketball
throughout your chemotherapy despite his worries and the fears, and the
pain?
Quentin as Steven: Because he admires and respects me, I guess.
Mauricio: Steven, do you admire and respect him as well?
In the Company of Awkwardness: Counterstorying Toughness in Therapy
Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy, December 2025 Release, p. 88 -106.
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