Nine Quotes – For The Newly Diagnosed.

Although it is true that keeping a positive outlook is evidently helpful in managing any crisis, advises like “be optimistic” are easy to share, but difficult to explain. Additionally, it is a fact that once a patient enters a dark mindset, it can be hard to get out of it. But today, in the light of advanced technologies in medical care, improved statistics related to life expectancy, and with the unprecedented options for peer networking and information exchange,  one have ample reasons to be optimistic.

There are also messages of hope and inspiration that can help bring some perspective, understanding and optimism to any kind of difficult situation. If you are a newly diagnosed with some advanced stage of cancer, we request you to kindly go through the following quotes we have compiled for you . Let us know if you can relate, be inspired and be able to stay  hopeful amidst the chaos you go through.

1. “The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart.”—Nikolai Lenin
2. “Fearless does not mean you aren’t afraid; it means you accept the fear and move forward anyway.”—Brianne Joseph
3. “Having had cancer, one important thing to know is you’re still the same person at the end. You’re stripped down to near-zero. But most people come out the other end feeling more like themselves than ever before.” —Kylie Minogue
4. “The goal is to live a full, productive life even with all that ambiguity. No matter what happens, whether the cancer never flares up again or whether you die, the important thing is that the days that you have had you will have lived.” —Gilda Radner
5. “When someone has cancer, the whole family and everyone who loves them does, too.” —Terri Clark
6. “I think cancer is a hard battle to fight alone or with another person at your side, but I will say having someone to pick you up when you fall, stand by your side through every appointment and delivery of bad news, is priceless.” —Jenna Morasca
7. “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.”
   — L.M Russel, ovarian cancer survivor
8. “Being positive is the best medicine you can take.”
   — Maggie Howard, sarcoma survivor
9. “Cancer is messy and scary. You throw everything at it, but don’t forget to throw love at it. It turns out that might be the best weapon of all.”—Regina Brett