RD reflection : Gut Feeeling [ Edited ]

This article talks about a reporter who was diagnosed with colon cancer. At first, she was diagnosed with appendicitis. Her sixth sense told her that it was not. True enough, it was colon cancer. She had suffered pain, both mentally and phyiscally. First she had an operation. Next was a chemotherapy. This was not the worst part. The worst part was the news that a recurrence might appear in the next 3 years. Imagine a person living in fear for 3 years, a serious cancer that might relapse and take away your life.

Chemotherapy requires courage. It's a torturing process. One will drop hair and feel nauseous at all times. That kind of feeling is so unbearable. Personally, i think that Lynn ( the reporter ) is so brave. She could actually endure the pain of chemotherapy. Some of the patients that had chemotherapy quited halfway, not only women, but also men. Chemotherapy is a painful process, the side effects are torturing too. It is just like anesthetics, you will feel nausea afterwards and this is not an easy process. I had been through operations, the suffering is 100 times anyone can think. Imagine after 5 hours of starving, plus the pain in the wound and the nausea feeling that works up every 5 to 10 minutes. You would not want to wake up, falling asleep is better. You cannot even eat anything, even if you try to eat, you will vomit out all the stuffs and vomiting is not an easy process either.

However, these processes are considered nothing when you recovered. I think that Lynn is really a brave girl to complete her chemotherapy. Now, she had a change of perception of life. " To live well". I truely understood her feelings as i had been through before. Escaping from death is considered lucky. Right now, living well is the main priority and not having grades of A1 nor being successful in life. Of course, this does not mean that one should neglect his career/studies.

"Prevention is always better than cure". I loved this phrase since i was young. If one can prevent cancer, why not? The earlier you found out that you have cancer, the higher the chance of you getting cured and get well. Therefore, i suggest that each and everyone of the readers out there, to go for a hospital check-up rather than one day the cancer become worse and take away your life.

To conclude, i think that people ought to be more careful with their lifestyles from now and live healthily. It is always better to be on the safe side. For those who are down with cancer, do not give up. Fight against the cancer and live your life for a better one!
Prevention is always better than cure.

By Cheow Yong =)