Comments on: Should I continue the Fight? A Cancer Story

By: Me Otherwise

Me Otherwise — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 06:26:05 +0000

Thanks Chaitali

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By: Me Otherwise

Me Otherwise — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 06:23:49 +0000

Rekha, I know how difficult it must have been for you. All I can say is stay strong and live life to the hilt :)

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By: Rekha @ Dew Drops

Rekha @ Dew Drops — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 17:56:45 +0000

Being a survivor myself I know how hard it is for the person who suffers because they can see their condition on the faces of their loved ones. That fear on their faces, that can kill you or that can help you overcome the disease. Early detection is a must. I lost my 18 year-old niece last year to E-Wing’s Sarcoma. The pain doesn’t heal. We just get used to it.

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By: Ami Bhat

Ami Bhat — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 07:46:11 +0000

It sure is a tough fight – hard for the patient, hard for the family as well. Hats off to those who manage it.

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By: Love, Life and Whatever

Love, Life and Whatever — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 07:02:11 +0000

It was so touching and reality strikes hard. Just like you have no answer to some but surely pray for the affected. And of course initiatives like early detection will make a big difference . Wishing health and strength.

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By: Me Otherwise

Me Otherwise — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 06:47:09 +0000

Reblogged this on Me Otherwise and commented:

This was my post in 2015 on the occassion of World Cancer Day. It still holds relevance a year later.. World Cancer Day is on 4 th Feb. This year the tagline is “We Can, I Can”.
#WeCanICan

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By: roweeee

roweeee — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 07:06:59 +0000

Thanks.

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By: Me Otherwise

Me Otherwise — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:51:37 +0000

Thats surely been tough on you… But glad the worst has passed for you..

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By: roweeee

roweeee — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:39:01 +0000

I live with a severe auto-immune disease and had chemo to treat it 18 months ago. My kids were very young when I became ill and so my approach has been doing anything I can to prolong my life and for awhile there, I even gave up chocolate and sugar but I guess that must be where I’ve drawn the line in the sand. Having such a need to live, is very empowering and my treatments don’t seem so bad. Ironically, I often get quite down after the worst has passed.
That said, I do believe we have our time and medical science can fiddle with that, ultimately resulting in terrible suffereing, which was never meant to be. I saw that with my grandmother who had heart surgery but then had a series of horrible mini strokes which took away her dignity. It was awful! Yet, she wanted the surgery and we also couldn’t let her go at that stage while we still had hope.

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By: Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors

Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 02:09:12 +0000

I just finished reading All You Could Ask For by Mike Greenberg. The one thing I really really liked about it was each of the three main characters had totally different attitudes toward “prolonging life” vs. quality of life. I *think* I would vote to keep life as pleasant as possible, period, but who knows what decisions you would make unless you’re actually diagnosed with cancer? And definitely, this is for each person to decide for themselves–no right or wrong…

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