This breast cancer and melanoma survivor encourages newly diagnosed cancer patients to hang onto their hope.
BY Barbara Tako
PUBLISHED April 03, 2019
Barbara Tako is a breast cancer survivor (2010), melanoma survivor (2014) and author of Cancer Survivorship Coping Tools–We'll Get You Through This. She is a cancer coping advocate, speaker and published writer for television, radio and other venues across the country. She lives, survives, and thrives in Minnesota with her husband, children and dog. See more at www.cancersurvivorshipcopingtools.com, or www.clutterclearingchoices.com.
Keep your hope. I am a survivor of two different cancers (breast and melanoma) and almost nine years later, I am still here. Keep your hope. We, as humans, are designed to be able to keep hope. Sometimes the way to keep hope is to keep in mind that there will be an end date to chemotherapy and other treatments and surgeries. Sometimes hope is something less tangible that involves spirituality or faith. There are many ways to keep hope and I encourage you to find yours.
A cancer diagnosis is a life changing diagnosis. Unless you have it, I don't think a lot of people truly understand that on a gut level even if they understand intellectually. Many cancer survivors fear their cancer, a recurrence, or a new cancer. You are not alone. Cancer is not just something to "get through." It is a possibility that we learn to live "with." Still, as a two-time cancer survivor, I encourage you to keep your hope.
A cancer diagnosis is a life changing diagnosis. Unless you have it, I don't think a lot of people truly understand that on a gut level even if they understand intellectually. Many cancer survivors fear their cancer, a recurrence, or a new cancer. You are not alone. Cancer is not just something to "get through." It is a possibility that we learn to live "with." Still, as a two-time cancer survivor, I encourage you to keep your hope.
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