Instead of fighting the roadblocks that cancer can prevent, what would happen if we embraced them?
BY Dana Stewart
PUBLISHED December 14, 2018
Dana Stewart was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 at the age of 32. She is the co-founder of a cancer survivorship organization called The Dragonfly Angel Society. She volunteers as an advocate and mentor, focusing on young adults surviving cancer. She enjoys writing about life as a cancer survivor, as well as connecting survivors to the resources, inspirations and stories that have helped her continue to live her best life, available at www.dragonflyangelsociety.com.
Roadblocks always seem like one big annoyance, right? When you are driving and come across a roadblock, and your whole path has to change. It may add many more miles and time to your trip which can be quite frustrating. In some cases, it can completely throw your whole day off. Maybe you are working on your computer and suddenly the internet goes down. That's a tough roadblock to get over. There can be roadblocks with everything we have to do. With that being said, hearing about roadblocks makes more people cringe than smile. However, what if those roadblocks can be used to our advantage?Let's talk cancer roadblocks. Some could argue that cancer is just one big roadblock from letting us carry on with our life journey. I'd say that is 100 percent correct. It's probably one of the biggest roadblocks you can face in life, as any major disease could be. Aside from the obvious cancer roadblocks, such as the diagnosis itself, the availability of treatment for the cancer you have, what your body can or can't tolerate, and length of treatment, there are quite a few other cancer roadblocks that as cancer patients, we can get a bit more control over. In fact, there may be some opportunities to embrace these roadblocks and use them to our advantage.
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