High fit

Secure Base describes the relationship foundation that makes risk-taking and endurance possible, and Rebecca functioned as exactly that for Ivan Lowe throughout his cancer diagnosis and treatment. Ivan had operated for years in war zones and disaster areas — the kind of exposure that requires a reliable return point — and Rebecca was consistently identified as that point across every phase of his story. When his body collapsed and he could no longer move or think clearly, the secure base did not need to be physically present to function: the knowledge that it existed was enough to hold him. The switch was already set to 'on' before the crisis hit, which is why it worked when nothing else could.