A tribute....

[sumeet_shah]

The Breast cancer awareness month ends tomorrow. For this whole moth, on our FB page ( facebook.com/icanfightit ), we had one cover with a message every second day. This makes it 16 in all. The last cover, for tomorrow, is a tribute to breast cancer patients, and I wish to share it here -

Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

FB Cover theme for October 31, 2013: A tribute... (See cover above)

A disease so aggressive.

A treatment so heavy, it bogs down the body, the mind, the family.

A fear so stark, looming all the time.

A treatment time so unending.

For those who haven't seen a cancer, you have to be with one cancer patient to witness what it feels!

It takes real courage and an unbending will power to complete the treatment and come out a winner! We want to let each and every breast cancer patient know, that they have been a winner, in the true spirit!!

Over the last 50 years, there has been a tremendous progress in the science of understanding and treating breast cancer. And EACH and EVERY breast cancer patient, knowingly or unknowingly, has contributed to this progress, which has resulted in women suffering from breast cancer surviving much longer today. So a very sincere tribute to all these silent heroes in their own respect.

And remember, every cancer patient is very precious. And why? Because that cancer patient is a warrior and has saved so many lives. How? 1 in 30 women are likely to suffer from breast cancer (just an example). So if one lady gets breast cancer, indirectly, she has saved 29 other ladies from getting this disease! Never forget that.

Salute.

[shirdi]

thanks dr. sumeet for all u have done for breast cancer patients. by reading all this really have a hope that we will have better tomorrow. thanks a lot for every thing

[kontak TeamBCI]

Dr Sumeet - marvellous efforts from your side. Salute to you from all of us

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Being a patient ,it is really surprising for me that how all this a doctor can understand what is going in our minds.I feel oncologists are somewhat different professionals, they are not only treating the disease they are also treating a person.

Thanks for the encouragement and best wishes for all your efforts.

[laya]

1 in 30 women are likely to suffer from breast cancer (just an example). So if one lady gets breast cancer, indirectly, she has saved 29 other ladies from getting this disease! Never forget that.

these words are really making me positive...previously used to think y me? but now its worth it...u r amazing doctr..

[rgci13]

Am happy to read all the replies to Doc's valuable words for every BC patients. Thanks Doc for your words but to tell you truly fear of recurrence does loom over our minds and am sure at least some truthful ones will agree with me.still I thank you once again.

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Hello sir, due to some instt technical issues my FB account has been deactivated.Though I am not able to support the icanfight page activity or others but will try my friends support that.

[sumeet_shah Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for your efforts, rana31

[ujwalar]

a lot of learning here...

Dr. Sumeet, your poetry is just such an inspiring experience...