_ Cancer Cannot Control Our Holiday Spirit!


Every morning I review the incoming updates as Pal members around the world report information about their current health status. The reports range from happy news of clear annual CT scans and normal range tumor markers to exchanges about chemo regimens that may no longer be effective in halting tumor growth among specific patients. We also address the needs of those families who are experiencing their first holiday season following the loss of a loved one.

Much like Ebenezer Scrooge and the Grinch, cancer attempts to creep into the holiday season to steal our joy. Regardless of how ruthless cancer may be, it does not defeat the fighting spirit of our fellow cancer patients and their families!

Countless Pals report they are “taking a break” from chemotherapy for the holidays, ready to re-engage the cancer beast again in January with a stronger, more powerful chemo “cocktail.”

Pals recuperating from challenging surgeries are making plans to begin the new year with improved strength and stamina.

Pal families who have lost a loved one are extending themselves to help other families and to begin new traditions.

As we prepare to celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas we look ahead to the New Year with renewed courage and enthusiasm for fighting the cancer beast!

Cancer cannot control our holiday spirit!

 

This essay is dedicated to all my fellow cancer warriors, Christine F Mike H, Charlotte H, Andy N, Josh O, Robert R and to the Pal families around the world.

 


This essay is an excerpt from “Where the Red Tailed Hawk Flies: Cancer Can’t Defeat Us!” by Gabriella Graham

Copyright © 2011 by Red Tailed Hawk Publishing/All rights reserved.

www.wheretheredtailedhawkflies.com

 


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