Survivorship

Some survivors feel more scared after fighting cancer than they did in the throes of the disease. Once treatment ends , we are simply left to pray and hope with every remaining healthy  cell within us that cancer will no longer choose our bodies as its residency . Life after cancer is not always what we dream it will be, therefore we should be prepared for what may come after this chapter has closed.
In order to look forward , we must avoid looking back. Not denying the journey we trekked or ignoring the fight, but by deciding that cancer can no longer have a vice grip on our lives , we can begin to truly live free of cancer . Fear of recurrence gives power to the disease . Our anxieties can fuel cancer, giving it control over us. When fear creeps in, we must stand against it, knowing who we have faced. We are much stronger than we think we are.
We have looked straight into the eyes of death, and have come out on the other side . we have been beaten down, knocked around , and yet we have survived. our faith has put to the ultimate test and has grown in the fire. Hope has emerged from the ashes .Though we have lost much, we have gained more. We are different.
We have changed , developed , and flourished.
We must acknowledge that though cancer affected every area of our life, we have come out on top . Living every day is a choice .
Choosing joy is vital to the continued success of a healthy and happy existence.