Have an answer ready for this question in case someone asks it.

Federico Viticci is one of the most prominent figures in the Apple community. In this article he writes about his experience with cancer and what he answered when the doctors asked him this very question.

You’re going to have to answer questions about your name, address, habits, and, yes, what you do for a living, while your parents whisper the answers with you. But since I was diagnosed with cancer 12 months ago, every time a doctor arrived at “What do you do for a living?” my parents remained silent, turning to look at me. He’s got to answer this one.