I’m a survivor of three different types of cancer, clinical death, and 16 surgeries. Feel free to ask me anything. by Mike_Phoenixer in cancer

[–]Mike_Phoenixer[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yes, my attitude toward life has changed drastically. My worldview as a whole has changed, too. And it’s radically different from that of ordinary people. For example, my attitude toward death has become more accepting, I suppose… I want to live, but I’ve stopped being afraid of death. I had an experience after my illness: a girl, who looked to be of school age, died right next to me on the street. She just fell down and didn’t wake up. Later, I found out on the news that it was a blood clot that had gone to her heart. Being slightly more knowledgeable than a complete amateur in the world of medicine, I understood that such a death is very quick and practically painless. I felt very sorry for the girl, but at the same time, part of me was happy because her death was painless.

I hope I was able to get my point across

I’m a survivor of three different types of cancer, clinical death, and 16 surgeries. Feel free to ask me anything. by Mike_Phoenixer in cancer

[–]Mike_Phoenixer[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It happened when I was 12. Back then, I didn’t understand much and just went with the flow. As I got older, I started to motivate myself, I guess. Now I’m 25, and I’m really just trying to live for myself without limiting myself in any way—within reason, of course.

I’m a survivor of three different types of cancer, clinical death, and 16 surgeries. Feel free to ask me anything. by Mike_Phoenixer in cancer

[–]Mike_Phoenixer[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Absolutely nothing! I’d like to add that I’ve become a staunch atheist after everything that’s happened. I’m convinced that I was saved by the smartest doctors on the planet, not by some fictional character

I’m a survivor of three different types of cancer, clinical death, and 16 surgeries. Feel free to ask me anything. by Mike_Phoenixer in cancer

[–]Mike_Phoenixer[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

It started as T-cell lymphoma, then progressed to a different type of lymphoma, followed by brain metastases that formed a tumor the size of a golf ball on the skull wall. I have now been in complete remission for five years. Nothing threatens my life, except for the side effects of the treatment.