Teen Cancer Survivors Talk About Life After Treatment | Tell A Stranger
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- We invited two strangers to tell their cancer survival story. As teenagers, what were some of the biggest challenges they faced while fighting cancer?
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Last year,at the age of 17 I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.I got the surgery and the therapy.I was always the youngest in the waiting room at hospital,I never saw another teenager going through my experience,so I needed this video.Finally I can say that I’m cancer free!
Alessiaa congratulations on being cancer free! 💕
Alessiaa congratulations!!❤️💜💙💛💖
God bless!!!
Congratulations 🎉👏 thank you Jesus for healing you
Iris Doeven thank you😘
At the age of 16, I found out that I had Lymphoma. My survival rate was less than 10%. After enduring months worth of chemo, I found out I was cancer free. 10 years later, I am healthy and still show no signs of cancer or secondary effects from the chemo. I wished that I had this video back in those days. Nobody really talks about cancer in general, let alone teenage cancer.
Hey can you tell me about more
Update?
@@paulm4176 Still doing well. 12 years cancer free without issues.
you are strong bro 💪
That’s truly amazing
Being a teen finished with cancer treatments, this one hit home. Thank you❤️
Same here man I am 13 and am a survivor
So proud of you ♡
extremely proud of your strength, congrats people like you inspire me everyday
Good luck🤞
So strong!!! ❤️❤️❤️
There can be no courage, unless one is scared.
These teenagers are courageous, amazing, and truly inspirational! Thank you for sharing.
Omg were kid prested ugh!!!
“Can a man be brave when he is afraid?” “That’s the only time a man can be brave”
To the people in the comments sharing their experiences with cancer and the people in the video, I’m proud of y’all. Keep fighting.
A lot of people think that after surviving cancer, you'll start to live more, and go out there and conquer the world, because heck, you beat cancer. You should be happy and a stronger person they said. What they don't understand are the scars that it left you. The memories of the pain, the fear of going through it again, and the fear that next time you might not survive. The story of the second girl resonated with me so much. Thanks for sharing!
Correct! Well said!👏🏼
This is exactly how it is, thank you for explaining it to them ❤️💯💯
Exactly i have hit rock bottom 4 months after radiotherapy just have no energy ever
I’m a 4 year cancer survivor of leaukemia💪🏻 I would never get rid of my diagnosis because it made me stronger and grateful.
Lily Dove ❤️❤️❤️
soursop kills cancer as well as red seeded grapes with key lime juice destroy cancers and dandelion root and mango prevents it from coming back
you not beating goku tho
@@shalvikumar1393 nice
keep fighting lily 💪
I’m 15 and I’ve survived stage three Wilms Tumor (a kind of kidney cancer) and had to get a kidney removed and was treated with chemo and radiation. This certainly hit home
Camille W. Hi! I’m a two time Wilms tumor survivor, I also had a kidney removed. I hope all is well with you!
Camille W. and Kristina Stevens I also had Wilms Tumor stage four and had my kidney removed I was almost 11 at the time (which is very old to be diagnosed with it) but I also dealt with radiation and chemo. I’m now 17 and glad to say I beat cancer, twice. I hope both of you are doing amazing and it’s crazy to me to find other people who have gone through something so similar.
@@morganelizabeth9148 I’m not certain but isn’t stage 4 terminal
I've been presenting 8/9 of the main symptoms but I don't think I have it seeing as I'm only 15 and I believe its more common among 6 years old's? Should I get tested? Also I'm very happy you got through your treatment. I wish you the best in life.
Did you get to keep the kidney?
" I think life is definitely not perfect but it's wonderful " i love this so much
I gotta write that down
At 15 I was diagnosed with a really rare brain tumor. It can never be fully removed and I will have to have surgery every 10-15 years. It’s so scary, I never know what life is going to look like in the future, but I’m hopeful and FORVER grateful to be alive to tell my story.
I wish you the best of luck
I just found out that I have 2 tumors in my ovaries a few weeks ago, and now doctors still figuring out what it is.. watching this made me feel less alone as I’m encountering this all by myself while studying abroad
Thank you💖
I'm so sorry you're going through this while far from home. I hope you have an answer soon and that it puts your mind at ease. 💗
Hannah H thank you so much 💖
Hoping for only good results for you, stay strong! It’s a scary time but keep your faith and don’t loose hope, you’re not alone 💕
Emily Diaz will do my best💖 thank you
Hey i have cervical cancer and my doctors are just now figuring out what it is. Ik u don’t know me but do u wanna talk ? My Instagram is @neque.bankss
Usually not a person who comments, but can relate to the first teen. I too had Thyroid Ca but as an adult with kids. For me too it was hard. The hardest part was going through 2 rounds of radiation and not having the ability to be around my kids. Depression hit hArd!!! It did pass and through the GRaCE of GOD I have been Cancer free for 4 years. Like the teens in the video I too live life and enjoy it!!! Levothyroxine for the rest of my life isn’t so bad... I’m happy I’m a survivor!!!
Libra1001 you go girl
Libra1001 So glad to hear your cancer free ❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘
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So glad ur cancer free!🎉
Hallelujah 😭
cancer survivor of ovarian cancer at age 10 here. its a warming feeling to hear the experiences of others who had cancer at a young age, i never talk of it, most people i feel do not - more of a silent secret we all carry that had its piece in molding our character. i too never tell people, even when they see my scars, i think its because i never wanted it to be my identity, being known as the girl who had cancer. its difficult to tell a new person that bc cancer is such a HEAVY negative word, its hard to just let the words "I had cancer" roll out of your mouth nonchalantly, but its a warm feeling to hear the stories of others. I enjoy these. 9 years cancer free 🖤
liz I can relate to this a lot, I had lymphoma when I was 12 and I never really like talking about it, not because I’m ashamed but there’s never a causal way to tell people. And you never know how they’re going to react like I don’t want anyone to treat me different. But I’ve been cancer free for about a year now and over all having cancer had made me a more positive and strong person and if I was given the choice I wouldn’t change the fact that I had cancer.
Aniyah F exactly, i don't want to be treated differently or make them feel bad for me because its over, but people naturally do that and you can't just slip in "btw i had cancer" aha but i'm glad you're okay now. I would never change my life journey , having cancer so young gave me a perspective on life people don't understand till they're adults
Trueee I’m only 16 and it’s very hard to share with others..people do start treating u differently..and I hate it tho I just wanna go back sometimes and live like how I used to before :(
As a teen cancer survivor, thank you so much for sharing real stories about getting cancer as teen.❤️ I love when the second girl talks about that life after treatment was harder than treatment itself, because I find that the biggest misconception that cancer muggles (that's what I call people who haven't had cancer haha) have is that when we're cancer free/done treatment we're "all good" and that it's behind us, while the reality is most of us struggle just as much if not more after treatment.
I don’t have or have had cancer, but some members in my family and one of my good friends has/had cancer. These stories touched me even though I didn’t/don’t have cancer. I’m so happy that these girls are healthy now!
I’ve had cancer for eleven years, sixteen operations, four rounds of chemical and everyone who can say that they have fought cancer is super lucky
Hello do you need help?
How are you?
What is the cancer?
@@KumariKumari-fw7nc it’s an optic glioma brain tumour
@@chloegrace443 🙏 please be strong..
damn this hit home a lot. when i was 15 i had stage 2 hodgkin’s lymphoma. i was admitted to the PICU bc i was basically on the brink of death, but i responded to treatment rlly well. i’ve been cancer free for 3 years and the anxiety over getting cancer again lessens but it never rlly goes away. however i will say it definitely put things in perspective for me and showed me who my real friends are so i am grateful for that. and to all of u sharing ur experiences with cancer, im so proud of you guys for fighting and surviving. 🎗 #fuckcancer
i just got diagnosed with hodgkin’s lymphoma on wednesday :(
😭 get close to Jesus he is our only hope we will all die but some will escape the second death and inherit eternal life which is the gift of God by his stripes we are healed have faith.
@@uvore9511 how u feel now hope you are ok
I survived a stage 4 cancer when I was 18/19. I heard a quote one time that I definitely think about often ...."You don't have to be dying to start living". I definitely look at life differently now. I travel a lot, eat all different foods, and really never say no to a new idea/adventure. Life is short.
Hey! I hope you're doing good now 😊❤️
I never really knew how much I needed this video. Last year at 17, I was diagnosed with stage 3 non-hodgkins lymphoma and It really did kind of take over my life. I had 6 rounds of heavy chemotherapy that lasted each a week long, and to say I spent a lot of time in the hospital was an understatement cause even when I was "home" I still had the medications and the constant check ups from my parents not to mention still having to go back in for labs. But I completely understand the stress from having to go to school and trying to put everything behind you and still have the constant physical memory of the hairloss and the scars to the point where I was off the grid on social media for a while and even skipped my school pictures. Even now as I am more comfortable with myself I still will edit out my scars from pictures, and I know I always had my friends and family but it was always different talking to them because they can only understand so much, so hearing that others went through similar experiences is something I didn't know I really needed to hear.
i’m 19 and was just received a life saving surgery after being diagnosed with a rare aggressive form of papillary thyroid cancer stage IV that has spread to my lungs. still currently battling but hopefully will be cancer free soon after radioactive iodine. sadly at this age it’s hard to find someone who can relate to what i’m going through. finally a video that shows this. thank you for this. everyone is a survivor❤️
How are u doing now?
@@pabloescobar5066 shes ok. She’s still going thru treatment but shes ok
A thyroid cancer survivor here too 💪😄. Was initially diagnosed back in my uni days, i juggle between classes and treatment. I remember finishing my mid term examination and went straight for my hemithyroidectomy surgery appointment with my surgeons. I went in for another surgery 2 weeks later and terribly bleed in the OT. My parathyroid just completely fail me and I need to take lifetime calcium supplements in addition to the levothyroxine. Also i wrote my master’s thesis during my RAI 131 session.
Cancer is terrible, all the medications are terrible, but I’m grateful to live. Life is beautiful 💖
I was diagnosed with lymphoma when I was 21. A lot of people said: "... you are strong, you can do this." That's so hard in that situation.
I was a child cancer survivor and a teen cancer survivor and lost my thyroid as an adult this is what i needed to hear in almost 10 years thank you so so much i cant thank you enough for this ..to know there are people my age going through this is what i needed to hear i am 25 and am still here striving to be the best person i could be its hard but i am so happy where i am today !
August 2016 when I was 13,I found out I had stage 4 cancer hogkiens lymphoma took me a year to recover and after that I got back on track to pursue my dream of becoming a pro footballer,it will be hard because of the set backs, but to all cancer survivors just so you know, we will pull this off.
I am so thankful for my health. This video gave me a clear view of what I am thankful for. These girls are amazing and so strong to get through all of this 🙏🏼
I am currently 17. I was diagnosed with lymphoma at 16 in 2017. I finished chemo treatment in 2018. A couple days after I celebrated my one year off treatment I found out I relapsed. I have so far done chemo. I am prepared for a bone marrow transplant. Then will need additional chemo and radiation. It so comforting to read about other teens also fighting/ have fought. If anyone every wants to talk I’m very much down:))
Baylie Hankins I am sorry that you relapsed. I hope you a speedy recovery!!
绍明许 Thank you!!
Wishing you the best 😘
Are u better now ??
@@lieve6361 thank you
Video i’ve been waiting for... for a long time. I was 15 when I was diagnosed with non Hodgkin’s lymphoma end of freshman year. I am 7 years cancer free and this hit home harder than any video i’ve ever seen. Round of applause for these girls being vulnerable and raw....
aww this is so heartwarming but sad at the same time
Day after Valentine’s Day I went to the hospital and long story short transferred that night to a bigger hospital with only knowing I had some kind of cancer and received a blood tranfusion since my hemoglobin was 4. All together received 8 blood transfusions and 1 platelet transfusions. I spent the scariest ten days fighting for my life as I was diagnosed with stage three possibly stage four Hodgkin lymphoma. Next week I will have my last chemotherapy treatment. I owe my life to my nurses and oncologist. 💜
I’m a teen cancer survivor. Stage two hodkin lymphoma . This one hits deep .
Charity Wilson stage 2b survivor right here :)
Between stage three and stage four Hodgkin lymphoma with one treatment left and the sweetest oncologist💜
I was stage three and now I am 6 years cancer free :)
Stage 4B teen Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor. 2 months cancer free!
Stage 4 non Hodgkin's lymphoma 6month survivor
I lost both my grandparents within a year to cancer. Worst pain I’ve ever experienced. I’m glad these girls are survivors and are very strong. I pray your whole life is cancer free. Beautiful video, much love❤️
Honestly, even though I never had cancer (and I hope to god that I never will), the thought of cancer hella scares me.
The fact that cancer can impact someones mental and physical health in such a quick amount of time, and how it can basically happen to anyone even the healthiest people scares me.
WE NEED TO FIND A CURE TO CANCER, OR AT LEAST MORE EFFICIENT TREATMENTS THAT WORKS BETTER AND DOESN’T CONSIST OF SHITTY SIDE EFFECTS!!
1 in 2 people will get it
I was diagnosed with undifferentiated sarcoma in my chest when I was 14. I was fortunate to be in the Atlanta area, so I was treated at CHOA and met lots of other teens who had gone through treatment or were going through treatment for lots of kinds of childhood cancers. And then in 2007 I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer as a result of my radiation therapy for my initial cancer. After surgery and therapy, I’ve been cancer free ever since. I’m now a wife and mom of three.
The one thing that resounds with me deeply is the deep rooted “fear” that cancer is always possible. But also, I’m so grateful for the experience and the relationships that I gained through my experience. I’m so grateful for life and the ability to live it fully. 💛So proud of these girls for speaking candidly.
This is totally heartwarming. This videos cheer up my days, and remind me how thankful I should be for being healthy, and how much respect and admiration this guys deserve. You touched my heart. You changed a bit, for good the way I see things...lovely! 💕
at 10 i was diagnosed with brain cancer, ependymoma of the brain stem. 19 now and so blessed to say that i am cancer free. i’ll never forget the doctor telling me and my family the diagnosis i don’t think i understood what having cancer meant at the time, i still had that youthful innocence and thought i could never die. i now know how precious life is and how quickly it can be taken away from you. live every day like its your last
cancer is a scary thing; obvious everyone knows about it and is aware of it but your view of it completely changes when you or someone you love goes through it. july 24, 2018 my nana was admitted into the hospital. she had been having seizures for 2 hours straight without anyone knowing. she was put into a medically induced coma and she wasn’t breathing on her own. she was given a 60% chance of coming out of the coma and we found out she had stage 4 kidney cancer. I really thought I had lost her, which was really hard for me considering she’s like my best friend. thankfully she pulled through and went through chemo but it didn’t work for her, she eventually tried a pill which could’ve killed her faster or saved her life, thankfully she’s now cancer free thanks to that miracle pill.
sorry I felt the need to tell my experience with cancer. I’m so thankful to have her in my life. 💖
Hey how is your mom doing
Fellow cancer survivor here.
Stay strong my fellow peeps, whatever type you have please don't let it do you in.
Stay strong.👍❤😊
2 min in, I’m already crying 😭 To anyone going through this or that has gone through it in the past, you are in my prayers 🙏🏽
They’re all so beautiful. I am so blessed to not have to deal with these situations. I just wanna pray for these wonderful people and I hope they know that they are warriors! God bless !!!
I am a childhood cancer survivor.. these girls are strong.
I resonate so much with everything the second girl said. It's exactly why I started my RUclips, to start a more casual conversation. With my friends I try to keep the conversation light, & I use humor as a coping mechanism & that shocks people at first but it's the only way I can get through my day. Whenever people around me react with pitty it kind of brings me back to being diagnosed, so PLEASE! Don't ever do that. Cancer affects each one of us differently, and not completely negatively.
For me, I'm in med school & just had my last chemo. I pushed through treatment and started medical school because I thought it would keep me occupied and my mind off of it, but that's impossible. Now it's trying to figure out how to live, without the constant fear of dying. How do I take everything I learned in my cancer journey, and reflect that in my day-to-day life? How do I fight the urge to jump on a plane & travel the world, when every day feels like my last? I don't know yet.
How are you doing now? I find proper sleep and daily cardio exercise to produce endorphins that battle anxiety and depression to be mandatory. We need all the good drs we can get!
I had an almost identical experience like the first girl and I'm amazed that she can speak about it with such composure. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer 10 year ago I was 15 and pretty much everything that happened to her happend to me except that I didn't have paralyzed cord until after my 5th surgery. I know that feeling of waking up and not being able to talk. I'm so proud of everyone here sharing their story. It is such an amazing thing💛
I’ve been diagnosed with cancer recently, it’s been so hard these two first weeks. I’m so young and it scares me so much, it’s a bit bigger than both these girls and I’ve yet to find out what type or stage it is.
I really really really hope that I’ll come up on top after this, and be able to live my life to the fullest.
To everyone else who’s also had cancer, I feel your struggle and even though I’m sad to know others have to go through this as well I’m happy to have someone who can relate. :”)
I can totally understand how your two weeks felt since I've cancer and I'm young too so i relate how scared you are ,I don't know how to say since english isn't my first language so sorry if it's not correct 😅 but I want you to know that you're stronger than u think ,you're going to have up and down and it's totally normal ,this disease doesn't define you ,during these treatments keep the things that make you happy or that give you good vibes ,i hope you'll be surrounded by positive vibes ,I wish you to be healthy as soon as possible and remember you're not alone 💜
I know its been a year since you commented this but I hope you're doing well now❤️
@@bustacl2000 yeah funny thing, cancer came back a few weeks ago, so now I’m on some experimental treatment that probably won’t work... life sucks👍 not doing okay in the slightest
@@Gumdropsss keep your head up and keep fight I believe in you
@@Gumdropsss Everything is gonna be fine. All love and prayers to you hun 💖
A few months ago I was diagnosed with Lung cancer had a lot of lung surgery’s one of the surgery’s were remove of the Lower lung I have a surgery next week but I hope everyone with cancer fight it
How are you now
are you ok🥺
@@recoveryedits2608 I’m doing well, I still have lung cancer and it’s getting worse but I’m makin it
@@chase9887 bruh I’m 16 and have lung pain and vein pain is that cancer been going on for almost two months now? It hurts so bad
@@ciffers3784 i would 100% get that checked out, I don’t know if it is or not but please go to a doctor and get that’s checked
I went through my fourth Brain Surgery 8 days ago. I’m 17 and it’s inspiring to know that there are other teens that know and have gone through the same dilemas.
I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia my senior year of high school , I did three years of treatment and I've been in remission, everyone thinks once chemo is finished that you're completely fine , I exercise once or twice a week but I still have to be careful i have bone deterioration from chemo and i have epilepsy from a car accident I was in at 15. My family doesn't care about any of those things and I do struggle but im protecting my mental health by blocking out negative people life's too short.
Love seeing people around my age sharing their story! So many points resonated. It's a weird time where you aren't quite pediatric but you are definitely the youngest of the adults. Congrats from another young survivor!
Having osteoscarcoma myself I know how it is I got mine during my football career and had to do alot but st.jude thankfully accepted me I was their for almost 2 years and vot my right legs bones replaced with titanium I can never play contact sports again but i found my hidden talent i loved even more and now I'm pursuing and just got a major step into my carrer now. This gives me so much more hope. I'm on my own trying to be the person I wanna be later in life and it's nice to understand that other people are fighting just as hard in this community. Thank you soul pancake i needed to hear and watch this 💜
I was diagnosed with Leukemia when I was 16 - during the middle of my junior year of high school. Ended up losing part of one of my lungs and almost dying to a fungal infection while on chemo. I’m 20 now and have been cancer free for about 2 years now but I can really relate to the second girl. Life after cancer isn’t easy. You aren’t the same person as you were. Before treatment I had finally begun being happy with my body and lifting weight and breaking out of my shell and watching all that hard work with away, your social life and all the progress I made gone from chemo it really affected me. Seeing her talk about her positive outlook on life and how she overcame a lot of it gives me hope ❤️ Even though it’s rough going, I wouldn’t change a thing and I feel like I‘be matured and have a different outlook on life now. Never take the small things for granted. Appreciate all you have and love life to its fullest :) You never know when you won’t be able to anymore
This was such a great video! Really resonated with that "little voice inside your head", having to give up something your love dearly, and losing your sense of identity after cancer.
Wow the second lady described me. That is exactly how i felt. Crazy… cancer sucks but also has taught me a lot
I guess I’m still just in a bad place in my head about it now. I had soft tissue cancer (alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in my face and neck) and while I was battling it kept high spirits for the most part. Yeah chemo sucked and radiation literally left me with an open wound on my neck that they had to keep radiating for 3 weeks after it formed, but when I had the by-weeks when I was off treatment I was happy. Now that I’m almost 3 years in remission (17 now) I find myself getting more and more angry about the fact that I had cancer. It hurts to know that your body literally betrayed you for no reason and essentially tried to kill you. In a way it made me a better person and made me value life. On good day (which are most days) I even make cancer jokes and allow those close to make cracks about it as well, but sometimes there will just be the smallest thing that can trigger an hour long sobbing session. I was at the movies and there was a preview for this new movie about a Chinese grandmother with cancer and it was just about celebrating her life and I almost broke down in the theatre. I now think of my life in two parts: before and after cancer and feel a large disconnect to the 13 of my life prior to having cancer. It doesn’t feel like me anymore. I don’t know just venting. I should probably get a therapist but am afraid to share with an actual person what’s going on in my head. At least I’m not crying while typing this out though. Let me know if any of you guys feel the same.
It's actually very common to develop depression in the first months or years of remission. I can't tell you why it happens, I just know I've seen it in survivors of all ages. Try to consult a therapist or two, you can ask if they have previous experience with this on the phone.
You're not alone, you're not abnormal. You're a wonderful young person who deserves help and love. And please be kind to yourself.
Yeah getting diagnosed at a young age sucks I mean it just sucks to have cancer at any age…no one wants it…it’s a battle that we don’t get to choose..even I cried a lot when I got diagnosed at 16…17now still undergoing treatment..
Such heartwarming and courageous testimonies. There are so many layers to a person’s cancer journey. You both are so brave, strong and an inspiration to other cancer patients. ❤️
I’m also a cancer survivor and a single mother i would like to share my story
Glad you made it trew 🙏
I’m 17 and am having a lymphnode biopsy and am totally scared outta my mind, like what is wrong w me, but seeing videos like this help me realize tht everyone has battles and seeing people overcome these battles give me hope
Hey don’t worry I’m 17 too and I’m also battling cancer ik it’s crazy when we get diagnosed so young…ikr reading these stories gave me hope too..it’s ok girl we all will be alright n cancer free keep fighting ❣️❣️❣️
I went through leukemia at the age of 10.
I was being treated with other kids and each time i went ini met me kids as well stop seeing others... it was good to meet kids who were going through the same as me but seeing how small our group became i developed survivors guilt. Being the only female made it 2 times worse.
Idk what i want in life... ive gone through a lot after the treatment but now im lost too.
Finished chemo last year. Yeah... this is a tough one
losing the ability to do something you love so young
I had thyroid cancer at 14. Young thyroid cancer patients unite. 😊
I am 15 and currently fighting thyroid cancer! I'm amazing at how many people I've read who have thyroid cancer
@@islalaking2279 u can do it I am also thyroid cancer survivor
I’m hearing impaired! Been deaf for 24 years! I wear cochlear implant! I got treat iv treatment for 22 years! Once a month treatment. One got bad allergic reaction! Happen 4x then drugs and medicine weird pains going on! I had a melt down bad! Punch the wall 😂 slamming punch my bed! Enough was a enough with the treatment! So been 5 years off! Good job! Staying healthy! My mom has cancer :( stay strong!
My mom is a survivor of stage 3 lymphoma, couldn't be more proud of her
I think there's just so much to be learned from each person. Thank you to these strong, young girls for showing us that ❤️
I just lost my sister, my last family member, to cancer...It left a HUGE void, and a feeling of...I no longer have my tribe...
I clicked on this video because I am a teen cancer survivor as well. Never in a million years did I expect to hear a story about thyroid cancer. It is so rare to hear about in young children, this one hit very close to home. I was 14 when I was diagnosed with Thyroid cancers, and my story is very similar to this girls. I would love to know her name so I could reach out to her. Thank you for making a video about tough topics like this. It is so nice to hear other peoples success stories
I've dealt with hodgkin lymphoma for 8 years with chemiotherapy and medicines and other treatments, and I've as well been in a dark place, with depression and negativity all around me (I was the negative one mostly) and angry, absolutely angry..
And now it's been a year that I'm goin on only with medicines, and Im still mad and sad but really better than the previous years and I try every day to be happy and find a purpose in life and I'll keep trying my hardest, and I'm glad I found this vid cos it doesn't make me feel alone.
Life isn't always fair, but let's try to never lose hope... ❤️
What wonderful, resilient girls.
What a beautiful and honest conversation they had
I was diagnosed with malignant thymoma at 36. Blind sided me out of nowhere. First symptoms were double vision and extreme fatigue. Went through chemo, surgery , then radiation. My body is completely different since then. I absolutely hate it. I hate how I feel. Everyday something new hurts. I try to be positive, it’s just extremely hard.
after watching this video and reading the comments..I am so proud of y’all, i love you guys and your so strong🥺
Watching this made me wish I had someone my age to talk to. I’ve been cancer free for almost 8 years now but I still have those days when I’m taken back to when I had it.
bro me too 8yr ani was in may
Its kinda crazy but I can relate to both girls only as I've battled and won my thyroid cancer war and while I don't have osteosarcoma, I've been fighting a rare soft tissue sarcoma (osteosarcoma attacks the bone and soft tissue sarcoma generally goes after the muscles, ligaments, tendons and sometimes it can spread to bone I think.... its been a long time since I dove down into google searches looking for everything and anything I could.) I was a teen when I had my first surgery and radioactive IODINE treatement... which is TOTALLY not the same as "radiation" trust me I know >...
The Gutless Warrior Thankyou for sharing your story , Sending prayers to you 💕
They are so well spoken.
“life is definitely not perfect, but... it’s wonderful.” 💛
I am so proud of these two young woman!
Thanks for this ❤️ Finaly i can relate to stories of other young cancer survivors like me 🎗
I had Hodgkin Lymphoma when I was about 17. Looking back some years after it is always a strange thing to say "I had cancer". Something surreal about being so young and living a healthy life and out of nowhere getting a serious disease and adapting your whole life to it. I had a nightmare that I got sick again last night and hearing these stories somehow helps. Thank you for sharing your stories ❤
don’t have cancer but I have a terminal health problem, all my life since I’ve been diagnosed I’ve always been the youngest in the hospital waiting rooms.
You can’t really tell theirs “something” wrong with me but the moment who never finds out my health condition they act like I’m some kinda disgusting disease Which they must keep away from.
Which constantly feel like the loneliest person in the world
I understand completely. We might feel like we are but, you're not alone. Much love!
im also a childhood cancer survivor. the most difficult part of my cancer was also re entering into society. I had Ewing's sarcoma in my right femur and it also made me struggle to walk. I relate so much to the girl with short hair. both are so strong.
Kennedy Elizabeth Yes I totally agree I also had cancer as a teen and one of the hardest parts was trying to go back to living my normal life
It is so inspiring to see how cancer survivors get a more positive view on Life after overcoming the disease!
Umm it’s not the same for every survivor. Cancer made me lose myself. I was a different person before the diagnosis. I am severely depressed now with not having a purpose. I hope I will get there someday.
this is SO IMPORTANT!! as an osteosarcoma patient i could relate so much. thank you for sharing
hi are you ok one year later:(
I myself recently got diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. I just had my thyroid surgery that removed completely my thyroid. In so grateful to hear all you ladies and gentlemens story. I'm hopefully about my treatment and can't wait to get my life back on track and be a stronger person after my cancer experience:)
How you doing now? Hope you're well
I was born with a Hepatoblastoma which is a Liver Cancer. I got 4 cycles of chemo and eventually got transplantation (a part of my father's liver). Now I am 17 years old, I am hearing impaired because of the chemo, I have to take medicine every day, MANY visits at the doctor-but I wouldn't change anything because it's made me who I am and there are a few people that I wouldn't have met if it weren't for my cancer.
This channel really helped open my eyes and start my own RUclips channel and start making videos I love it so inspirational.
T.C. Tales I'm totally subscribing
I subbed
they are both so beautiful and strong 🥺💞
Just restarted chemotherapy and radiotherapy after 7 years I thought I was cured. What can be really hard is losing the possibility to practice a passion, like signing or, in my case, programming. it was really hard, and I know what you feel like.
Thanks for your stories, it helps a lot of people stay strong.
Your so strong 💕❤️ you can do this
Hell yeah i love this I'm a remission patient been for 4 years now was diagnosed with ALL leukemia was the second survivor of the 9 diagnosed with me long live one of my friends Julian god bless him and his family i used to get treatments with him to finding out he passed on the news from a time go into get treatment one day i was 12 loosing a friend like that it's made me try typing this thank God for helping all of us survivors and have his hands around those who in hospitals rn fighting a battle that can be beat kings and queens you got this god bless all cancer patients Abrium Reyes UMC hospital 2009-2016
Love the video.... ❣ Yea, I think we should speak up about these and eradicate the misconceptions . I am 16 and was diagnosed with Stage 2 Nasopharyngeal Carsinoma , cancer in nasopharynx . It's true it sucks everyone goes thru different difficulties . I completed my treatment recently and waiting to get heard that I am "Cancer free". Hands off to all Cancer survivors ❤
I had lymphoma when I was 15. I identify with the 2nd speaker.
"I had no idea who I was gonna be now"
This hit really hard. I survived lymphoma and it´s about one and a half year after after treatment and I´m still pretty lost. My life is full of anxiety, depression and pain. I try so hard to be happy but it just doesn´t work out.
Thanks to you both for telling your stories.
This was heart warming. Thank you for sharing your stories. It’s heartbreaking you both being so young. It made me cry. ❤️
I recently was free of cancer a few months ago.i am so thankful
i would love to find the second girl in the video! we have a similar story. i played volleyball and then was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. we definitely went through similar things.
These strong ladies and other people give people that are terrified . Hope
I would love to share my story on here if I got the chance , being diagnosed at 13 really hit home & being in the hospital for about a year was one of the hardest parts. I love this video with all my heart !
I was 18 when I was diagnosed with T-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in the thyroid. I went through two surgeries. They removed my entire thyroid including my isthmus. I lost my voice. After that they did lots of tests and scans and I even went through Bone Marrow Aspiration which was so painful. My doctors were actually kind of troubled because it was their first time to face such a case. September last year, I got admitted in the hospital to start my induction chemotherapy which was specifically an ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) Regimen. But after five days, they sent me home and didn't continue the treatment. On October I finally got a call and they said they would proceed the chemo but they will use a different type of Chemo. I had 6 cycles of CHOP chemotherapy and just finished it last Tuesday. I still remember clearly, how much I had been crying when I left the chemo room and went to see my mom. I just cried and cried and told her, "Thank God mom, it's finally over." To be honest, I got more scared at the treatment than the cancer itself. After my first cycle of chemotherapy, my whole body just dropped and I couldn't talk, I couldn't eat, I couldn't move. Everything felt bad, and painful and uncomfortable.I experienced neuropathy and heart problems. Then I lost my hair. It was like as if I couldn't recognize my own body anymore. And one of the scariest things that it brought to me was how much the chemo had affected my mental health. Every time I would have my chemo, it would feel like as if I was loosing my mind and I really couldn't explain it. It was so scary. I didn't say anything to my parents but I was really so scared. I couldn't sleep. I wanted so bad to have someone to talk to. I wanted someone who was going to listen to me because I needed so bad to release the anxiety, the fear, the pain and the sadness in my heart. But unfortunately, my friends were busy in their college life. They would try to reach out sometimes but in rare occasions. And even at the hospital, there wasn't really a teen or someone my age whom I could talk to or share my thoughts and experiences with. I was always the youngest. I started to develop a trauma of hospitals. Everytime I go to the hospital or see a hospital, I got so scared. All I could do everytime I went for my treatment was close my eyes, pray, stop myself from crying and hop that it would be over soon. Often times, I would ask myself, "When will all of these be over? Will I even survive? Will I still be able to go to college and live a normal life like other teens out there?" I had fear, worry and doubt. But I didn't want to give up. Even if I cried almost every day and night. Even if it was so hard. I tried my best to keep pushing and fighting and the only really weapon I had was my faith in God that by what Jesus did on the cross of Calvary, I was healed. He's my only hope. And now that I finally finished my treatment I just really can't help but cry in joy and thanksgiving to the Lord because I was able to overcome my treatment which was the hardest and scariest part. By His grace, I am still here.
Amen. I’m glad you’re doing so much better now 💖
I’m in the same situation I try to put a strong face and a fake smile for my family but I’m scared I have all leukemia as well I just finished my first week of chemo and now at home for a break but being emitted back to the hospital tmr can you please give me good news about yourself how have you been how are you doing ?
Last October I was diagnosed with cancer germ cell Tumor stage 4 I’m only 12 not even a teen yet it’s hard it really is I only have two chemos left and I’ll be fine
any updates?
Last summer i was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at the age of 25, it has been 11 months since my surgery, and a month since i'm in remission. I don't have a thryoid anymore, i have to take meds for the rest my entire life to substitute the thyroid's functions. The most painful thing about thyroid cancer is that not only it's cancer which sucks big time, but even after we're in remission, we are still stuck with a chronic disease because we don't have a thyroid so no more thyroid hormones (which are responsible for having a stable heart rate, brain function, digestion, stable mental health, thermoregulation... basically every vital function). We have to take meds every day or else we die, and it takes so long to adjust the dosage... Anyhow, Rock on to every Thyroid cancer survivor !
As someone with cancer, this hit close to home..
I had the same cancer as athlete girl. I had osteosarcoma of the left proximal tibia at the age of 12, it then metastasized to my left lung when I was 15 (I’m now in my 40’s). I did limb salvage surgery which at the time was experimental and my scar now is outrageous.
I’m wonder if anyone else feels like they are not survivors of cancer but actually survivors of the medical field and feel like they actually ruin lives and are not there to cure or help anyone? I have learned that all the things I went through as a kid I didn’t need to go through if I changed my diet. The medical field will never promote that since your can’t patten alkaline natural foods. I’m not looking for any hateful comments, I just want to know if anyone out there feels similar. Thanks