| I recently talked to two women who have | | | | tunnel…keep hope alive if you have cancer. |
| cancer. While we talked I made the mistake of | | | | · Tell your friends and loved ones if you’re |
| referring to them as cancer victims. Politely and | | | | diagnosed. Be a close partner with them. Tell the |
| with a seemingly deep down calm and | | | | truth and let them support you. |
| non-judgmental manner, they told me they do not | | | | · If you have cancer open yourself up to the |
| consider themselves victims, but cancer survivors. | | | | inner strength you have, no matter who you are. |
| We talked more about cancer and the things they | | | | You have it and let if flow. In, addition, open |
| feel have sustained and helped them. | | | | yourself up to the new horizons regarding life that |
| Lori was relatively new to the cancer world | | | | you may now understand where you could not |
| having been diagnosed in 2007. Alaina however, | | | | before. |
| was an old hat navigating the cancer world, having | | | | · Let yourself feel the true support and caring of |
| been diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer | | | | others. Most people, regardless of what we see |
| approximately four years ago. | | | | daily on television or read about regarding mans |
| My talk with Alaina and Lori was for an interview I | | | | inhumanity are extraordinarily supportive when it |
| was conducting on surviving cancer and | | | | comes to helping people through illnesses. |
| here’s what these two positive | | | | · It is said that one out of three people will get a |
| cancer…survivors, taught me. | | | | cancer. Consider getting cancer insurance (I never |
| · Cancer patients should be considered survivors | | | | knew it existed). It may make things easier |
| in their journey to get well. | | | | financially if you do get cancer. |
| · There are actually more experimental cancer | | | | I learned cancer is a terrible, life altering and |
| drugs being tested presently then are actual | | | | deadly illness. Moreover, I learned cancer cannot |
| cancer drugs being utilized to help people, | | | | easily triumph over men and women who are |
| consequently, there is new hope every day that | | | | positive, utilize a great medical team and have a |
| better medications will be found. | | | | caring support system. |
| · There is always light at the end of the | | | | |