I'm trying to think of a comparable to when peopel ask me if I have I children (I am a family lawyer and some people think having kids is a job requirement).

I simply have never wanted children, but when one particularly nosy other lawyer asked, I responded "No, I am barren, thank you for bringing up a painful subject".

That shut her up!

Tina
Diag: Aug. 13/12
T3N0M0
50% + glossectomy and bilateral radical neck dissection, removal of nodes zones I - V
Surgery October 11/12
Chemo/rad on hold due to clear margins and nodes
Sept 21/13 clear CT with anomaly thought to be the artery, being watched closely.
Dec 16/13 - anomaly confirmed artery, all clear
nickname: "get 'r done"
Plans: kick cancer's butt