Cancer isn't always a death sentence, but a new life sentence.

Cancer is not always a death sentence, but a new life sentence.

 

 

A cancer diagnosis changes more patients’ lives for the better than it kills in my experience.  I know so many survivors whose lives have been changed or affected for the better than I know who have died from cancer.

I am one, my cancer totally changed my life and the decisions I make.  And it is all for the better.  I don’t hate or regret my cancer for that gift.  Don’t get me wrong cancer sucks big time, and the four years of chemo, radiation, medication, multiple surgeries and medically induced early menopause has been hell!  Not fun at all, but, the outcome and personal and spiritual growth is worth it.  The friendships and connections I have made are priceless. 

Cancer sucks! It is ugly, painful, and scary.  It is not fun at all. Cancer is horrible.  Cancer is a lot of things, but it is not always a death sentence.  Sometimes we need to remind ourselves of that fact, and every patient is different.

Remember that you have a part to play in your cancer fight, and if you want to live you need to participate in your fight and believe that it is possible to win.  Winning a fight against cancer doesn’t always mean that you will be cured, it could mean a lifetime of remission.  There has been incredible progress in the battle against cancer, and more progress is being made every day.  Cancer can be beaten.  It can be cured.  It can be survived!  I have survived it twice now.