From January 19 – 22, 2009, the Philippines will be having the highlights of its National Cancer Awareness Week. In my home province, Negros Occidental, the Forum Against Cancer Through Encouragement and Support (F.A.C.E.S. Foundation Inc.) in cooperation with the local government and the Philippine Society of Medical Oncology will be having an exhibit on cancer awareness.
A blogging nurse from my home province (we actually live in neighboring villages and we have met here in the blogosphere), IFoundMe, requested some of her fellow bloggers (myself included) to support this noble cause. And so, this is a worthy deviation from my normal posts.
Having officemates and friends that are battling the big C, I have seen the primary human struggle against this affliction – the shock of the abrupt realization of one’s certain mortality. Aside from the emotional struggle, cancer patients also endure physical pain as well as financial burden….
In most cases, the spotlight of the struggle is focused on the patient. The struggle of the patient’s loved ones is sometimes obscured.
I would like to present another blogger who details her reasons why she connects to the blogging world. Her husband had suffered oral cancer. This is a short account of how she coped with cancer and how she took care of her loved one…
Friends, here is a dear lady – Balisha….
Addendum [19 Jan 2009]
I received an email from once of my contacts in World Vision and I have seen some keywords about cancer and searched for related sites through Google. Here is one very informative site:
Hi Mark, i have visited Balisha’s site and read her reason for blogging. It’s a moving story of her around family, love and cancer. i like the sharp observation that patient’s loved ones are often obscured. Balisha simply claims that “obscured voice” through blogging.
Thank you Mark,
It was good of you to get involved with this. The more we bring attention to this terrible disease the more we can help people deal with it and maybe overcome it. Thanks again.
Balisha
a very noble cause indeed.
ang mahirap kapag nagkakacancer yung mga mahihirap. ang mahal kasi ng sakit na yan.
Hi Mark, i believe it’s not an accident why i sent it to you. It may be God’s timing for you to share it here. Great blogs.. Keep on…
Just last week, my Nanay was ordered by a doctor to have cancer antigen test. Three very dear members of my family had succumb to cancer. So you can imagine my fear when the cancer antigen test was ordered done on my Nanay. But ibinigay ko na ang fear ko kay God. We got the result last Saturday and thankfully, the result was ok. God is sooo good!
Just sharing
sumunod din ako sa pasinaya ni IFM na ipangalat ang mga kaalaman tungkol sa Cancer.
sana nga eh magkaroon ng impact itong pag-post natin para sa FACES. God bless and good day!
yung naked photographer, inspired kay Jamie Oliver yun. nakwento ko lang. hehe…
Hi Mark, thank you for referring us to Balisha’s site, and I was blessed to read her moving story, of how the computer and blogging world had helped her echo experience of taking care of a loved one with cancer. Her story conveyed admirable strength, there was not a question of “whys?” but a strong acceptance of living it with love each day though how painful the experience can be.
isa sa mga kinatatakutang sakit..pangmayaman!
lalo na ang mga bata na nagkakaroon ng ganitong sakit..kakadurog ng puso!
My contribution…
http://revsiopao.wordpress.com/national-cancer-awareness-week-%E2%99%A3-19-22-january-2009/
Good job kapatid! Isa ako sa mga taong walang alam tunkol sa cancer and this one helps a lot. Nabasa ko na din ang mga entries nila rev at bro utoy.
Keep up the good works!
Godbless!
{Kilala ko si naked chef jamie oliver, sya ung magaling magluto na malapad ung dila, hihihi}
Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo