Importance Of Breast Cancer Survivor Jewelry

By James Collins


Cancer is among the diseases killing thousands of people worldwide. There is no specific cure although in some cases there have been survivors especially when the disease is discovered at early stages. It can affect many parts of the body including the breasts in the case of women. There are many women who have survived and live on to tell their stories. Breast cancer survivor jewelry are given to such people with words of encouragement on them.

Those suffering from the disease go through tough times from financial, emotional, and spiritual to psychological challenges. After undergoing treatment, some of them still find it hard to cope with life for long periods. That is the need to support and encourage survivors for it helps them take life positively.

Those who have had it treated and those still living with it have stories to tell for many years to come thus the word breast cancer survivor was introduced. Its introduction formed a language that is common to all talk on issues faced by survivors. The word cancer survivor was used for persons that have ailed from the illness though became free from signs of it for a period of five years.

Those who could not make to be survivors were termed as cancer victims. Such proclamations may possibly make persons enduring from the illness to get no optimism for its a type of stigma. The experience the women shared with others, its then there was much need to alter the name victims to survivor. For those being detected to have the disease recently are given hope and encouraged to be lively.

Survivor as a term has been comprehensive as it now includes family, caregivers and friends of any survivor for they are also directly affected. Survivors are not forced to use this word as its optional because everyone has the freedom to use the word that makes them feel better within themselves. Due to this, some call themselves winners, thriver and many more whereas its alright for one not to call themselves any names at all.

The real challenge of this disease is for one to make sure they can live as long as possible the best way they can. They require strength mostly when one has to undergo through so many tests and scans and wait patiently for the doctor to give them the good or bad news. But regardless of the outcome, life has to go on and that is vital for everyone to understand.

Some women have their breasts chopped off to do away with the cancer and can sometimes feel like they are not human at all. Its a hard journey but when the society takes up the responsibility of supporting them, they can make it to the end. You can also buy them jewelries with words that are encouraging written on them.

Loosing fertility after treatment of this ailment is something unfortunate as every woman dream is to have kids but its not the end of the road if such a thing occurs and the society should take up the task of encouraging such people.




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