A lot of survivors tell us it felt like their world was turned upside-down when they first learned they would have to fight cancer. Brain cancer survivor Natalie Wells’ advice for dealing with that uneasiness is to actually treat it like a fight. “Take control of the cancer, and kick its ass,” Natalie says.
Natalie has a type of brain cancer called astrocytoma. Everyone has their own coping mechanisms that work for them. Natalie’s was making a plan, and preparing to fight cancer as if it was a boxing match. “It’s OK to feel sad and scared, but you have to have a plan,” Natalie says. “What are you going to do? You have to get to your doctors, you have to schedule these things … you have to find something to hold on to, and you have to fight. It’s like a boxing match. You’re in there, just kicking ass.”
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