Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Carl Jung
It's been ages since my last post...literally. I've been......distracted. For years, apparently. 🙄 On with the journey (show).
One thing that I am aware of these days is how forgetful I am getting. It wasn't bad a few years before, but it has been getting worse especially after my last operation. Being cooped up for days isn't helping much either.
So, anyway, after the biopsy, I went home. I felt scared, but I started researching. What do I do if the results came back positive for cancer. I came across a lot of things on many, many websites. From people advocating healthy living, refraining from eating certain kinds of food, taking all kinds of supplements, drinking pureed grapes to sticking to diets consisting wholly of fruits or vegetables, or both. And that was just on food alone.
But what I really want to know is how do people get cancer? What causes cancer? Can cancer be avoided? Do people die from cancer? If I do certain things differently, maybe I don't get cancer?
One info that I came across suggested that cancer cells is present in everybody. It is up to our body to fight it. If our immune system is strong, then it can fight off the cancer cells. Another suggested that cancer (especially breast cancer) is linked to tooth and gum disease. If you don't take care of your teeth, chances are while your body is busy fighting off the infection in your mouth, it doesn't have enough reserves to fight off the cancer cells. I don't know if this is true or not. These theories seemed too fantastic to be true. I am sure of two things, though. I have no idea how I got cancer and I am still alive.
Throughout my research I read a lot of testimonies from cancer patients, survivors and newly diagnosed. These testimonies gave me hope and the strength to fight. I could talk to my sisters and friends about cancer, but they couldn't help much. I needed to talk to someone who knew what I was going through. Back then, there wasn't a lot of support groups for cancer patients. So what I did while I was waiting for the doctor was observe other patients. I remembered a woman waving goodbye as she was led happily away by her husband. The doctor had discharged her that day. Her cancer was in remission. I kept that image in my mind. It helped to keep me moving forward. I had a target and I was going to do my best to achieve it.
Easier said than done. Peace. 😷
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