Cancer may change the way you go about doing the things you love, but it doesn’t mean you have to stop doing them. That’s the best way to live with cancer, ovarian cancer survivor Rhonda Gold tells SurvivorNet: do the things you love and take care of the people you love.
Rhonda, who was treated for her disease in Baltimore, Maryland — and shared her story as part of SurvivorNet’s new resources for the Baltimore community — says that when she was first diagnosed, she was naturally scared — of what treatment held and of telling her family.
Read More“I would receive photos from shows where my friends were wearing their teal bracelets [teal is the color for ovarian cancer awareness campaigns] or painted their nails teal and they kept taking photographs from all over the country and sending them to me,” Rhonda says. “It was so heartwarming and really just incredible.”
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Her overall advice for anyone facing cancer is to not let it stop you from being you — and living the life you want.
“Make sure you do all the things, now, that you love,” Rhonda says. “Take care of yourself, your spirit, your soul, your friends, your family, your loved ones … that’s the best way to live with cancer.”
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