Being diagnosed with breast cancer is really frightening. The fear can overcome some patients to the point where they just can’t fight. I know. I am a survivor, and I saw people come in for treatments every three weeks. Some had kept their sense of humor, some had fallen into despair.
When I first went in for my chemo, a total stranger came up to me and told me I’d be fine. He put it all down to attitude. Those who stayed positive, fought back and moved forward won the fight. Those who let the disease get them down, depressed, simply didn’t respond.
Another man I met during my recovery was a fellow martial artist, also recovering from cancer. He was researching why black belt level martial artists had a much easier time with their treatment as opposed to untrained patients. He found there was only one area which overlapped for all of us.
Recently, I decided to share the story of my fight. One of the things which I found the most unsettling, was not knowing what to expect. I hadn’t talked with anyone who’d been through what I was facing. What had helped them deal with the effects of the surgeries, chemo and radiation?
Cancer and the Warrior’s Way is now available at CreateSpace, soon coming to Amazon and Amazon Kindle.
If you are facing breast cancer, or know someone who is, get your copy and follow my journey from beginning martial artists to survivor.
Cancer and the Warrior’s Way is now available from CreateSpace.
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I look forward to reading your blog posts, as I just discovered your site today after we exchanged messages. My father was diagnosed last year with a form of incurable cancer. We have been blessed to have him almost a year (he was diagnosed May 1st of 2012), which is longer than they first told us to expect. He’s been quite a fighter and has kept such a positive attitude, just as you alluded to with your own personal experience. Keep sharing your words of wisdom! You’re right…it is very scary when it touches either yourself or someone you love dearly. But hearing real stories from others who are walking down that road is a tremendous source of encouragement for the rest of us.
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I’m sorry to hear about your father. This is why I shared my story, to let others know they are not alone in their fight. I’ve lost friends and family both to cancer, but it was very different to hear the diagnosis when it was me.
Please, all of you, take time for you. Caregivers become so drained during these times and it’s easy to forget that you need rest, too.
Praying for all of you,
Mellie
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