A guy with breast cancer ponders some of cancer's puzzling peculiarities.
PUBLISHED August 23, 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
When I was a kid, I had a serious case of chicken pox. I remember having to stay home from school and in my bed for a couple of days. I also remember the very high fever that throbbed in my head like a locomotive. I asked my parents how I had caught the illness, and I recall my father trying to explain viruses and how they work. He used the analogy of a burglar trying to break into my immune system to steal my health and he told me I had to become a "super hero" like Batman or Spider-Man and eliminate the bad guys from my body.
When I was 64 years old, I was diagnosed with male breast cancer. I was living in Hawaii at the time, where we could grow fresh turmeric in our garden, and it became my daily ritual to juice the roots of this natural anti-inflammatory and drink it as a tonic. I began to imagine myself as a "super hero" battling cancer with my "secret elixir" and powerful immune system.
When I was 64 years old, I was diagnosed with male breast cancer. I was living in Hawaii at the time, where we could grow fresh turmeric in our garden, and it became my daily ritual to juice the roots of this natural anti-inflammatory and drink it as a tonic. I began to imagine myself as a "super hero" battling cancer with my "secret elixir" and powerful immune system.
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