Cancer disrupted our present, but it did not take away our future. Through our friendships, we could start the process of imagining our tomorrows. | via philstarlife
Cancer patients are always thought to be warriors in hospital gowns; sometimes, we're even called"God's strongest soldiers." It's not difficult to see why. Cancer treatment is infamous for terrifying side effects — constant nausea, vomiting, infections, blood transfusions, and trips to the emergency room. Almost all of us are confronted with the possibility of never getting to bear biological children.
James Inno Guanzon, a medical technologist, endured almost a year of treatment and had to find ways to get by. He was only 21 when he was diagnosed with Stage 3 seminoma, a type of germ-cell cancer. He turned to books to cope with the grueling months of treatment involving two surgeries and chemotherapy."I made a hobby out of hoarding novels and stacking them on my bedside table, reminding me of the multitudes I still have to learn.
Jeanne Edillon, a 29-year old lymphoma survivor, still feels the scars of the illness she had technically already overcome. She shares,"It's not as simple as picking up where you left off." Almost two years since she was declared in remission, she finds that she is still trying to figure out her life after cancer.
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