Saturday, 13 August 2016

Role Of Breast Cancer Survivor Jewelry In Creating Awareness

By Diane Williams


In the U. S, apart from skin cancer, cancer of the breast is the most diagnosed among American women. Estimates show that fewer than thirty percent of new cases will be that of the breast. There has not been a specific cure for it. However, if it is diagnosed at early stages, then chances are high that the victim may survive. Survivors are usually given breast cancer survivor jewelry to offer solace to them.

Patients are usually impaired emotionally, economically and psychosomatically. The gravity of this condition cause a lot of pot holes in their road to fully recover and mend these patches in their lives. Hence, it takes a long time to realize happiness in life. Comfort and strength is all they need to bring back the lifestyle that they previously had.

Survivors and patients who still live with the disease have stories to tell because of the trying time that they have had with the condition. This gave birth to the word Breast Cancer Survivor. This phrase became a common language which they could talk on issues they faced as well as their road to recovery. It is a term created for those who were free from the signs and symptoms for more than five years.

Women suffering from the disease are often stigmatized in the society. The jewelry enable them develop a sense of optimism from the words of encouragement bore on the items. Victims are those who succumbed to the disease. Therefore, there was much need to alter this name to survivor. It brings a tinge of hope and the will to push through for those who have recently been diagnosed with cancer.

Individuals taking care of patients, allies and family alike are equally affected by condition through which the infected patient is going through. They too need strength to overcome such an adversity to see the patient fully recovered. This means that they too should be offered these jewelries. Such items evoke a potent brew of victory in them which in turn encourage the patient.

Emerging victorious with such a condition is difficult. With surviving not enough, survivors need also worry about leading a healthy life. Morale support gives a patient strength needed to undergo the numerous medical procedures of which the patient is oblivious of whether the result will be positive or negative. Regardless, jewelry should be p[provided to offer comfort.

The road to recovery is hard to go through because some patients undergo mastectomy in a bid to do away with the disease. Without their breast, they feel less of human. Survivor jewelry worn after wards alleviates the intensity of the low self esteem. They therefore begin to appreciate that the victory they have accomplished is better and that they are not the only persons with the adversity.

Surviving may at times render you infertile. With dreams of one day bearing your own kids shuttered, it becomes difficult for victors to live a happy life despite winning the battle with cancer. As a way to give the affected individual the will to view life positively, survivor jewelry with words of encouragement are offered to them.




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