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Cancer's Bell Lap Blogs are secular and practical guidance. For opportunities of a spiritual journey in a life with cancer, see the Cancers' Windrunners Blog.

50- WHAT'S GOD GOT TO DO WITH IT? 3 PATIENTS WEIGH IN

Jim, a marathon runner and young father with testicular cancer proudly told me  "I've been in remission now for two years and just now am becoming less fearful." By this, he really meant that his life had filled up again with enough normal things and his medical appointments were sufficiently far apart that he wasn't constantly reminded of his disease.

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51 - THE BACKSTRETCH CURRICULUM - 1 CULTIVATE HOPE

Welcome to the Backstretch - You have a handle on what treatment is about, have accepted your prognosis as possible and are maybe entering remission - GOOD FOR YOU - now your focus can shift.

The backstretch starts with planting seeds of hope and then cultivating them, then searching for ever better seeds and cultivating them because

The joy in your heart rests on the peace in your soul, which stands on the strength of your hope.”  *19

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53 - PHYSICIANS - A SOURCE OF HOPE

There has never been a more hopeful time in cancer medicine. We now understand more about how cancer cells behave and how to change their behavior, as well as how to kill them, than we ever have before. Boutique cancer therapy that tailors treatment to each individual, optimizing efficacy and minimizing toxicity was a dream yesterday and today a reality – but it doesn’t exist yet for every cancer and every person. The power of our research tools and the brilliance of today’s investigators is absolutely mind boggling.

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54 - FRIENDS AS A SOURCE OF HOPE

BEWARE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS

You have just become a target for all kinds of well-meaning, smooth talking, unintentionally deceiving and ever tempting “friends. “  They will come out of the woodwork, in the grocery store line, at the gym, across the back fence, and at church. They will be entirely sincere and sincerity sells, but does not guarantee truth.

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