3/31/2017

The Importance Of Stories About Overcoming Cancer

By John McDonald


Although we try not to think about it, most of us have secret fears about serious illness for ourselves or our loved ones. Cancer is one of the things no one wants to face. Stories about overcoming cancer offer encouragement, information, and hope. They are definitely more than just anecdotes. The experiences of sufferers and those who care for them have forged a community spirit that connects people all over the world.

Cancers are serious, and not everyone survives. Many powerful testimonies tell of people who faced fear, pain, sorrow, and death in ways that no one who knew them will forget. The end of their lives might have been premature, but the impact of their character will endure. Stories about them have become national bestsellers and hit movies. Many foundations have been started in memory of loved ones whose family and friends want their lives to be remembered.

Of course, we all love tales of complete recovery. There are many of these in which medical treatments work perfectly. There are also healing episodes that doctors and nurses can't explain. Since the will to live can make a difference in how a person handles treatment and the resumption of normal life, inspiring stories are worth every word.

Then there is prayer and divine intervention. Many reports of miraculous healing are actually documented by doctors and nurses. People may have a dire diagnosis and the x-rays to prove it and find the tumors gone before medical treatments start. Miracles happen often in the Bible, and Christians actually have a duty to ask for healing for themselves and others.

You can see this in action on television. Evangelists pray and receive promises of healing which people in the audience can claim. Skeptical people like doctors and journalists testify to seeing things they can't explain any other way than with a miracle. When people pray, the sick feel better, stronger, and more hopeful, and they often respond better to treatment.

Survivors and those who have lost a loved one join in walks to raise awareness and money for research for a final cure for cancer. Thousands support this effort by participating or sponsoring someone who will walk, by wearing pink, by donating to the cause, and by putting pink bows on their cars. Magazines and online posts offer healthy lifestyle tips and recipes. There are support groups for caregivers and those who are grieving.

Some of the shared experiences serve as testimonials for treatment centers and hospital programs. There are photo galleries online, with survivors classified by type of illness suffered. This is not as creepy as it might sound; many doctors and hospitals have volunteer programs in which former patients come to encourage people about to undergo the same procedures. There are support groups for caregivers, too, as well as grief counseling.

Hearing the accounts of those who have traveled this difficult path and seen the positives in the situation is truly valuable. People fear the unknown most of all, but these are no longer uncharted waters.




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