“Sleeping with ghosts" spans from mid-September 2021 when Sofie received her diagnosis, to August 2023. The text in the article is written based on a series of interviews and extensive material of Instagram posts, notes, and diary entries. The posts and notes that directly contribute to the narrative have, in some cases, been edited in length and content.

The lump appears suddenly and grows fast. Ronja has just turned 6 months – Mio is three and a half years old. I am certain it is a breast milk lump, but I am so terribly mistaken. My whole body twitches when I remember the facial expression you had as the doctor delivers the message to you. You have breast cancer. The tears are streaming down both our faces. Neither of us know where this will take us. But you are strong. You face the battle – countless blood tests, scans, chemotherapy treatments, consultations with doctors, operations and radiotherapy as life continues in a changed world. And the ghosts move in.