I have a daily calendar on my desk with very wise sayings. One that really stood out was by J.C.Watts. “It doesn’t take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.”
PUBLISHED June 20, 2019
Jane has earned three advanced degrees and had several fulfilling careers as a librarian, rehabilitation counselor and college teacher. Presently she does freelance writing. Her articles include the subjects of hearing loss and deafness, service dogs and struggling with cancer. She has been a cancer survivor since 2010.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
I have a daily calendar on my desk with very wise sayings. One that really stood out was by J.C.Watts. “It doesn’t take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.”She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
I had to think about this for a minute. We have all seen cartoons and pictures on Facebook and in newspapers of an animal – usually a cat – “hanging on” a ledge – sometimes just waiting until Friday! This looks hard when you are barely able to use your fingernails and digging in. So what does this have to do with being a cancer survivor?
We immediately have to learn to hang on in every way that we can after being diagnosed. We are fighting for our health and our lives. We do not accept that we will not win this battle and hang on for dear life. And we are applauded for it by our medical family, our family and our friends.
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