“The word cure is often misconstrued as remission and, conversely, remission is often thought to mean cure. Unfortunately, those words are mutually exclusive and can be painful when misunderstood or misused.”
Source: Voices of Cancer: What We Really Want, What We Really Need
“Cancer can change your body, and it can surely take your body away, but it can't have your spirit.”
Source: Voices of Cancer: What We Really Want, What We Really Need
“I am angry that everyone else gets to have a normal life.”
Source: Voices of Cancer: What We Really Want, What We Really Need
“When you are facing the possibility of imminent death, people treat you differently: Their gaze lingers, recording each mole, tracing the shape of your lips, noting the exact shade of your eyes, as if they are painting a portrait of you to hang in memory's gallery. They take dozens of pictures and videos of you on their phones, trying to freeze-frame time, to bottle the sound of your laugh, to immortalize meaningful moments that can later be revisited in a memory cloud. All of this attention can feel like you are being memorialized while you are still alive.”
Source: Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
“Time is not what it is but how it is felt...”
Source: On Beauty
“Unfortunately, cancer is the second most leading cause of death in India. Not all cancers can be categorized as chronic, Some cancers are considered very low-risk, but those that are ongoing and can be watched and treated do become classified as chronic. Cancers such as ovarian, chronic leukemias, some lymphomas, and even some cancers that have spread or come back like metastatic breast or prostate also become chronic cancers”
“A need to develop innovative strategies for prevention, and early detection of cancer & to develop resources that support cancer care to prevent, treat and control cancer”
“Most cancers are named for where they start in the body. Many cancers form solid tumors, which are growths of tissue. But there are warning signs Fever, chills
Persistent fatigue, weakness
Bone/joint pain
Unexplained weight loss
Swollen lymph nodes, liver and spleen
Anemia”
“Life is short and precious. Everything happens to me for my highest growth.”
Source: Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver's Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses
“It was a fortunate stroke of serendipity, to end up in a country that boasts of the top ten cancer hospitals in the world. Cancer treatment in the United States is unparalleled.”
Source: Unafraid: A survivor's quest for human connection