cancer patients,how did u stand strong to fight cancer in ur bodies?

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I think it's important to be positive. I personally don't understand the concept of fighting it but a positive mind is more important. After a complication of the surgery for colon cancer, I had to have another one which resulted in an illeostomy. At any age that can be depressing, but I'm a typical 20 year old - into fashion, going out, tad vain!!! - so all I could think was my life is over. I didn't have the energy to do anything as I was so down but as soon as one of the nurses became determined to help me deal with it, I soon got used to it and made a recovery. She would confiscate my make up or hair straightners if I cried!!! So I did my best not to cry and be positive which really helped (Like I said, tad vain!). With the chemo, I found my first cycle hard but when starting my second one I decided enough's enough and I'm doing my best to handle it better now, which is making it a little easier, so I think a lot of it is in the mind.

It's very important to be positive, it is hard but it makes a huge difference. The doctors are the ones fighting it, but your approach on it is what determines how hard the battle is.