{"id":872,"date":"2025-03-16T22:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T04:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightwardbound.org\/Main\/?p=872"},"modified":"2025-03-16T23:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T05:02:09","slug":"still-surviving-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightwardbound.org\/Main\/2025\/03\/16\/still-surviving-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Surviving Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been a couple of weeks since my second chemotherapy treatment. For the first week and a half, I have felt unpleasant in a few ways and experienced some new side-effects I didn’t have the first time. Now, for the past few days, I have been feeling better, though. The upcoming week should be like that too, until my next treatment in a week.<\/p>\n

By the second dose of chemotherapy, the lump had already become noticeably smaller. That was good news. This is of course what we’re hoping for and the whole reason for the chemo.<\/p>\n

I can say that I am a cancer survivor. I am surviving while there is some cancer in my body. But the real goal is to survive beyond cancer. And my hope for that has increased as I have received good news about how my body is responding.<\/p>\n

I know that not everyone’s cancer experience is the same and not all are like mine. My mother passed away from cancer decades ago. And my first wife also passed away from cancer. Despite those past experiences, I have still felt hopeful for myself. As I mentioned in my previous post,<\/a> I have felt peace that I believe is from a divine source, letting me know things will be okay. After receiving my diagnosis, I have been able to speak to a few people whom I know who got through cancer and survived. Knowing that real people have survived beyond cancer (and for some of them it has been a number of years now) gives me added confidence and hope for my situation.<\/p>\n

As I have been struggling through the harder parts of the past two weeks, the thought has occurred to me several times how hard it would be for someone to go through this if they they live alone. My wife has been helpful in a number of ways during this time. For example, when I have had a hard time wanting to eat, she has helped me find a few things that I was more able to eat and has gone to the store to get them. Alone, it would be harder to figure it out or perhaps even stay motivated to try.<\/p>\n

This leads to the thought that if we are aware of family or friends who are going through hard things and don’t have anyone with them by their side, we should give of ourselves and be the light in their lives to help them through as much as we are able. We don’t have to do it all, but we should do something to help where we can.<\/p>\n

And really, being people who routinely help where we see a need should be our way of life, rather than some sort of one-time event.<\/p>\n

Emil Therianos,
\nFounder, Lightward Bound<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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