LIVING BEYOND BREAST CANCER

NOBODY IS A GREATER WARRIOR THAN THE PERSON WHO OVERCAME CANCER – BLACK SWAN DESIGNS

“Your body has survived breast cancer and is in remission now!” is one of the happiest news for people who have been fighting with it for a long time. As breast cancer leaves the body, it imprints it with many physical, emotional, and mental consequences that may take some time to resolve.

Even after the person has recovered from the deadly disease, they may feel distant and be challenging to deal with, because their journey with breast cancer has destroyed them in many ways, both physically and emotionally. It may take them months or even years before they start returning to their original selves. This is why people have formed support groups for cancer survivors, where they can discuss their fears freely and overcome them; one such program was started for breast cancer patients and survivors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the name of Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC).

BREAST CANCER CAN GO IN REMISSION BUT WILL BE OVER ONLY WHEN YOUR MIND GETS OVER IT

The treatment may end, but the care for breast cancer patients never ends. They are scarred for life, which is why they need to be brought back to the hustle-bustle of a happy life. Breast cancer survivors start doubting their existence because cancer changes them forever, both internally and externally.

The hair, skin, nails, breasts, everything is affected as a consequence of breast cancer. In patients, especially those who underwent surgical treatment, (mastectomy – removal of one or both breasts), counseling is required as they may not adjust to their new body. Even if the treatment was not surgical, chemotherapy and radiation therapy could alter the appearance. The once bright skin transitions into being dull and dry, the hair loss can be to such an extent as to leave the patient bald, nails can become yellow and cracked; these consequences coherently take a severe toll on the patient’s mental health.

WHY DO BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS NEED HELP AND SUPPORT?

The survival rate from breast cancer has increased many folds due to better treatment options and awareness amongst patients. Health awareness programs have shouldered the responsibility to guide the breast cancer patients at every step from their diagnosis throughout their treatment and even during the remission phase.

 While the body is in remission, it may still retaliate to the treatment it just underwent. Cancer did not develop in a single day. Hence we should acknowledge that it will not completely go away quickly. Living beyond breast cancer campaigns hosts many events, counseling sessions, and awareness programs to make life as usual as possible for breast cancer patients.

Therefore, breast cancer survivors need help and support to return to the community, all happy and healthy.

When the internet and social media were not familiar, it was hard to find any information regarding breast cancer, its treatment, and its aftermath, but now with cancer knowledge, how to live with and beyond it has become easily accessible and is just a click away!

LIVING BEYOND BREAST CANCER

Cancer is one of the scariest diseases out there and brought doom for people. Many patients diagnosed with breast cancer used to believe that now, there is no hope for life and even if they survive it, their lives will never be normal again, which is why agencies like Black Swan Designs have taken a step forward in spreading awareness about breast cancer and how living beyond it is possible.

Black Swan Designs has taken the responsibility to bring in awareness through guidance to the published articles with references, and guide books for breast cancer patients to read about the survival and success stories for motivation. The primary purpose of this being, educating the patients on how to tackle the consequences of breast cancer.

Once the treatment ends, counseling for living beyond breast cancer begins. Living Beyond Breast Cancer Organization, LBBC itself is a valuable organization with an agenda of helping breast cancer patients out there. It is spreading awareness about breast cancer and its treatment options among the populations, mainly focusing on men, because many males believe that breast cancer only affects women, which is not valid.

THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TACKLING BREAST CANCER

Being diagnosed with breast cancer is not the end of the world; like any other disease, it is curable. But, what matters for successful treatments is the positivity of the patient; hence they have to be counseled at every step.

• Convince the patient for counseling sessions to help them regain peace of mind. Make them choose a psychologist with which they are comfortable and can talk their heart out.
• Discuss every minute detail about the treatment with the patients, inform them about the drugs and radiations. Educate them about the changes that will occur inside their body and their appearance as a consequence of the treatment.
• Many people with successful treatment, storied living beyond breast cancer; if you know one, ask for their help in managing the breast cancer patient. 
• Counsel the breast cancer patients that beauty does not lie in pretty hair or fair skin; it lies in the eyes of the beholder. The effects of cancer treatment, which visibly appear on your body, show that you are a warrior. 
• Enroll the breast cancer survivor in support programs, events, and yoga sessions. Help them leave the painful journey of cancer behind and start reviving the happy days ahead of them.
• Ask the patients to stay in touch with the doctor and if they sense any danger again, get themself checked.
• Breast cancer patients can join cancer-related groups on the social media platforms where they can share their stories and be a source of hope for others.
• Breast cancer patients and survivors are encouraged to read inspirational blogs, and articles written by people have been similarly affected by Breast cancer.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a non-profit organization that is taking care of breast cancer patients for many years and have been very successful till now. It has inspired many others to start support organizations and blogs for such patients, like MD Anderson Center, Sharheret, Black Swan Designs, where many blogs are written by the breast cancer fighters and survivors such as Nancy’s point; Let life happen.

CONCLUSION

We all know, living with and beyond breast cancer is challenging, that’s why we advise you to seek help and gather as much relevant knowledge about breast cancer as possible so that your mind is prepared to fight any future consequences.

Positivity in you can help fight breast cancer and pave the way for a better life. You get only one experience; cancer may not end but losing hope will. 

The key to survival is to hope for the best!