Simply the Best
- Oprah says that one of the reasons she and bestie Gayle King have remained friends is that she is happy for her happiness.
- The veteran talk show host shares the same values as her news broadcaster pal, and the same humor.
- A top expert says it does indeed matter to surround yourself with positivity during a cancer battle.
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The two radiant beauties have been friends “since 21 and 22.”
“We became friends not knowing it was going to last,” Oprah continues, noting that Gaylewho is a broadcast journalistis usually even “happier” for her than she is.
Gayle suggests that it’s because the two of them are similar, yet Oprah chimes in saying, “We’re similar, but we’re really not.” However, they do share the same values, which is important in any relationship. And they definitely share the same humor as they quip back and forth.
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Staying Positive
Surrounding yourself with good people during a cancer battle is possibly one of the most important goals for your journey. Toxic people will get in the way of your healing. The stress is already insurmountable, and you want to be around others who lift you up to get you through the inevitable emotional and physical stress, so that you can focus on you, which is what is most important. True friends will understand that and lift you up.
Cedars-Sinai colorectal surgeon, Dr. Zuri Murrell, told SurvivorNet in a previous interview that surrounding yourself with positivity truly does matter. "My patients who thrive, even with stage 4 cancer, from the time that they, about a month after they're diagnosed, I kind of am pretty good at seeing who is going to be OK."
"Now doesn't that mean I'm good at saying that the cancer won't grow," he says. "But I'm pretty good at telling what kind of patient are going to still have this attitude and probably going to live the longest, even with bad, bad disease. And those are patients who, they have gratitude in life.
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