Each life journey is a unique one.  It is a mistake and even unhelpful, to compare one person’s journey with another’s - all are different, and one is not more important or profound than another.  Here is my disclaimer: I speak with the voice of authority - but have none, save my life experience.  My comments here are only from my perspective - informed by my experience of not just going through, but growing through life’s narrow spots - cancer and all.