Cancer, Again ???

I feel so sad today, a friend of mine called me up, we talked about our kids and then she told me that her husband is undergoing chemotherapy. I feel so shocked. I didn't know about it till she told me today. I feel so sad that her husband, who I feel is such a kind-hearted man, has it. It is so heartbreaking to hear it from a young Mom like her, who's just starting out with her life here in the USA, with her husband and her one-year old son.

Actually, lately, I feel so bothered because so many people around me seems to be having cancer. My Mom's friend has cancer. My coworker's brother has it. Our neighbor downstairs has it. A friend of mine, her brother in the Philippines, has it too. My two caucasian brothers-in-law had a bit of those cancerous tissues that they had removed too.

Hearing all of these, I cannot help but be sad. I wonder why all of a sudden, that C word gets so mentioned up in my conversations, in emails sent to me. It's so sad really. I know how scary it can be to the person who has it, thinking about the family, the finances, all those things. My heart just goes to all these people and their families,  especially for those with the worst kind , those in the terminally-ill kind of stage. I know it will never be easy.

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How in the world did cancer become so prevalent today? If its not genetics, then maybe it's got something to do with the foods that we eat, in the air that we breathe, in our unhealthy lifestyle ? In the olden days, cancer is not that rampant, widespread and only the rich people had it before but now,it seems it just hits anybody.

I think that these days, we really have to think about how our food choices are wreaking havoc to our bodies. Ive been reading about it lately and I read that too much coffee, tea, sweets, meats, they are contributing factors in making cancer cells in our bodies go stronger and multiply. All of us have minute cancer cells in  our bodies but they go undetected since they have not yet grown to the detectable size, but if we are not careful with the things we do and eat, and our immune system is not strong, these cancerous cells grow and multiply.

I hope people who read this will not take things easy. I know some people are just too complacent, they do not want to think about things like these, it's too morbid, too negative but think about it, do we still want to spend some more time with our loved ones or do we want to go on with our ways and risk our lives? If you'll ask me, life is beautiful, and even more beautiful because I have a wonderful little boy that I'd want to stay longer with, so I am going to make a change in myself and in my family. No more fatty foods, no more caffeine and sugar filled treats, no more to too much meats , and late nights in front of my computer. I'll make myself strong enough, make my immune system be able to fight off the cancer cells. I want to be one less of a number that will have that big C.

I am saying "NO" to cancer !!!

Please read: We Can Fight Cancer

P. S.

Now if I can just have that lump in my foot checked. I have this lump that I have always ignored, one that I happened to notice when I got here in the States. I haven't had it checked because I feel scared what the findings will be. I hope it's not what I fear it is.

Comments

[Ging-Ging R.]

Naku sis...most of the time I think that way too. I get stubborn when it should be time to get medical check up because I get scared of the thought what if I have it? Gosh, I have some lumps too, although it was checked several years ago, I feel it should be checked again. Well, let's keep praying. God only knows. Have a nice Sunday. :)

[Chari]

Thanks Ging, I hope mine doesn't show up anything too. I feel scared just thinking of going to a check up. I don't know when I'll go for that check up but just to not aggrevate anything, and to be safe, I will eat healthy now. :)

Take care my friend and enjoy your holiday tomorrow.

[liberty]

i think that we really need to start being more careful on what we put in our own body esp. what we eat and drink,and not to ignore if our body seems to indicate that we need to stop and relax,and have a doctors check if we felt something is wrong,prevention is better than cure,it is not easy when a love one has a cancer,and more devastating to the person itself,so let's all start a healthier lifestyle...HEALTH IS WEALTH!!!

[Chari]

So true Ate Lib, so true.

Let's hope that anybody who reads this will start taking things seriously. Let's all say yes to a healthier lifestyle and do things right for a healthier "us".

[SONYBOY]

thanks for the reminder, or should i say reminders. actually, i am a health concious person but there's one thing i can't avoid when it comes to exercising, to the full extent, my consistency. and that is, to completely ignore it when i'm with friends-in drinking sessions in particular. the filipino thingy(pakikisama) is still overpowering me on that matter.
is it ok to say no to them the next time around...coz being with them for a drinking spree would mean "sky is the limit."

just sharing. they are so close to me that i think, for every man, is a difficult thing to avoid. hope you attend to this very infantile query of mine.

[SONYBOY]

thanks in advance

[Chari]

My father had lots of friends too when they go drinking. He too find it hard to say "No" because of that innate "pakikisama" nature of Pinoys but when he began to get sick, none of his "drinking- spree" friends were there and all stayed away from him from then on . THey were all there for him during the " happy hours ", but none stayed when his health failed.

It all started with innocent drinking sessions till he became an alcoholic.

It all depends on you my friend, what your priorities in life are. In the end, we're the ones to face the consequences of our actions, not the friends that we shared the action with. It's nice to have friends especially if they lead us to the right path or at the least, influence us to do things that are worthwhile...

Be good... :)