Wednesday, February 8, 2012

THE GREAT CANCER COMEBACKS

From a Oncologist's notebook: ''Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in body''
From a Psychiatrist's notebook: ''Cancer always leads to severe major depression''  
From an India-TV journalist's notebook: ''Cancer is something that Yuvraj Singh is suffering'' !!!


                       Nothing is more disastrous than knowing the fact that you are suffering from a malignant cancer & death is knocking at the door. Though AIDS is more dangerous,it is not as famous as it's glamorous counterpart CANCER because no one really comes back from AIDS to reveal the fight with it. But comeback stories are more in case of cancer. Cancer causes depression, depression may worsen cancer & the vicious cycle continues. That is why those who have fought & won the battle against it deserve the salutes from us. Treatment in the textbooks are same for all patients but the patience & self-confidence differs, hence the following personalities are a huge sources of inspiration for all of us.


STEVE JOBS:
If you have slightest of general knowledge then this man doesn't need an introduction.Though he was suffering from carcinoma of pancreas which has a very high mortality rate, the way he worked & uplifted apple is just amazing. The word 'Inspiration' is just another word staarting from 'i', when we talk about Steve Jobs. Now-a-days there are two kinds of phones in market, the iphones & the non-iphones!! this is the man behind the 'i' revolution. Surviving 8 years with a highly malignant Pancreatic tumor, undergoing a liver transplantation & managing Apple simultaneously makes you a true legend.


LANCE ARMSTRONG:
When it comes to sportsperson with cancer, it is Lance who always takes the top spots in web pages. He was suffering from a malignant variety of Cancer of testis. But for him, it was just a disease. His performance after the diagnosis of the cancer proves that self-belief is much more malignant than a malignant cancer. He won the prestigious Tour de France championship for a record consecutive 7 times after the Cancer diagnosis.
Hats off to you Lance.

                   KATHY BATES


Frankly speaking if you want to know about the achievements of this american actress please refer to her Wikipedia page. I guess space will be an issue to type her achievements here. In short, she is a super acting talent. Though she was diagnosed with a malignant ovarian tumor in the year 2002, she revealed that in public in 2008 after getting recovery from cancer. But the interesting thing is that during those 5 years with cancer she had acted in nearly  4o movies which include some of the biggest hits like, 'About Schmidt', 'PS I Love you', 'Around the world in 80 days' etc. She is currently the executive committee chair of the actors branch of the Academy of motion picture arts & Sciences Board of Governors.






KYLIE MINOUGE

The famous Australian singer, song writer, recording artist, actress, show girl...... In short, a talent powerhouse.

She didn't stop after being diagnosed with carcinoma of breast in the year 2005. But after the mastectomy surgery & intensive chemotherapy she staged her own comeback. Plenty of hit albums & stage performances speaks the volume of her confidence. Salutes to you.




                           NELSON MANDELA


1st black president of Republic of South africa, Nobel laureate for peace. 




He was diagnosed with a malignant prostate cancer for which he had to undergo series of radio therapies & chemotherapies.  More than 30 years of imprisonment, pulmonary TB infection & now battling against Carcinoma of prostate.  He is a true example of 'how to bear pain patiently' !!! 








MARK  HERZLICH
A famous American footballer & one of the bests of the team 'New York Giants' of the NFL. He was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer named as Ewing's Sarcoma. After the diagnosis he gave a speech in media which was really inspiring for all the cancer victims...'' I had been extremely focus on preparing for my senior season in the Boston college & for life beyond that.. but now, I must channel all that energy into facing my toughest opponent yet & that is exactly what I'll do. At this point, what this means for football in future but I am determined to rid my body of this disease so that I can put my uniform back on''. 
Despite not playing college football in 2009, he received Disney's Wide world of sports spirit award for overcoming cancer, as well the Nils V.''Swede'' Nelson award for sportsmanship. In January 2011, he received the ''Most courageous athlete award from the Philadelphia sports writers association.  You are a true champion !!

JON LESTER
One of the best base ball players of USA. Currently in the Boston Red Sox team. He was bought by BRS with a price $1.1, the highest signing amount for a second rounder.
He was diagnosed with a malignant Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the year 2005. But within 2 years of the diagnosis he came back to the field & won the final game of the  2007 world series  & in May 2008, he pitched a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals. To honor Lester's comeback from lymphoma, the Boston baseball writer's association of America voted him for the 2007 'Tony Conigliaro award' .. 


               JOHN CULLEN

He is a professional NHL9 National Hockey League) player of Canadian origin. He was the all time lead scorer for Boston University. He was diagnosed with NHL( Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma) in the year 1997 for which he had to undergo intensive radio & chemotherapy for 2 years. During those days he had nearly faced death once because of cardiac arrest. But ultimately he got cured & re-entered on to the field of ice with a $0.5 million contract for the 1998-99 season. Rest was history as because of his performances the team 'Tampa bay lightnings' easily advanced to all tournaments. Coming back from a Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma, sustaining a cardiac arrest & giving some match winning performances just makes this man special.


                     EDNA CAMPBELL

She was a professional Basketball player of the WNBA playing for the Sacramento Monarchs team. 

She is well known for continuing her playing career in spite of being diagnosed with breast cancer. She became the WNBA's national spokesperson for it's anti cancer efforts with Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation. During the 2006 WNBA season, which honored 9 years of existence, Edna Campbell 's return from breast cancer was nominated by fans as Most inspirational & one of the top four WNBA anniversary decade moments






I have mentioned about the comeback of 9 personalities from the jaws of cancer. I could have easily searched another name to make a list of 10 comebacks. But I did keep it only 9 deliberately because I'll edit this post & I'll make it 10 only after YUVRAJ SINGH comes back from the Cancer center to the Cricket Center. In short, the slot is reserved for YUVRAJ & this post is dedicated to this person who has tasted us a World Cup.


DEAR YUVRAJ, YOU ARE A SUPER TALENT & WE ALL ARE PRAYING FOR YOUR QUICK RECOVERY. 







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