Having cancer is like going to work every day, but without the commute.
PUBLISHED March 02, 2018
Khevin Barnes is a Male Breast Cancer survivor, magician and speaker. He is currently writing, composing and producing a comedy stage musical about Male Breast Cancer Awareness. He travels wherever he is invited to speak to (and do a little magic for) men and women about breast cancer. www.BreastCancerSpeaker.com www.MaleBreastCancerSurvivor.com
So, we have cancer. Our immediate job is a simple one, really: survive and stay alive.
But that task, important as it is, is an oversimplification of our predicament. After all, everybody is trying to do just that, with or without a life-threatening disease. So perhaps our purpose as cancer fighters lies in finding a way to minimize our stress while maximizing our quality of life.
But wait, that's also what everybody does with their lives. So, what is it exactly that sets us apart from those who live without the burden of cancer?
The answer, as I see it, is just the degree to which we are willing to invest our energy in our own survival.
But that task, important as it is, is an oversimplification of our predicament. After all, everybody is trying to do just that, with or without a life-threatening disease. So perhaps our purpose as cancer fighters lies in finding a way to minimize our stress while maximizing our quality of life.
But wait, that's also what everybody does with their lives. So, what is it exactly that sets us apart from those who live without the burden of cancer?
The answer, as I see it, is just the degree to which we are willing to invest our energy in our own survival.
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