What to do when you have mesothelioma: empowering patients through acceptance, faith and love

The doctor’s been brutally honest about telling you that you have mesothelioma and that chances are, you may not live that long. Ouch. It’s like you’ve been stabbed at the back. Not once. Not twice. But many times over. A hundred times maybe. But you didn’t bleed to death. You’re still there. In front of Doc. Still sitting on the chair and staring blankly at the realization that your days are numbered. Yes, knowing you are positive of mesothelioma ushers that feeling of fear and hatred. You may ask God, why you? You may curse at the decisions you’ve made in your life. You might even curse the doctor and demand another test. Or you might totally decide to see another doctor for second opinion. And there’s the second opinion. You are positive with mesothelioma. Another slap on your already battered soul.

You have mesothelioma.

But after all has been said and done, it will help you a lot to gather the pieces of yourself and start to move on with life. Much to your desire to deny that you have that illness, sooner or later, you’ll have to accept the fact that you have it. Indeed, denial can only serve to hasten the pain.

Empowering patients with mesothelioma

Acceptance is the cure.

Accept that you have mesothelioma. Then and only then will you start to realize that you are still blessed. That God has gifted you with a wonderful life. That life is worth living. Thank God for that. And give it all to Him.

Remember the saying: “Let go, let God, let be.”

Let go of the fears that your ailment will worsen. It will come to pass eventually. Let God be your healer. Lift up your suffering to Him. He knows what’s best for you. When you do that, surrender not to the fate, but to your faith. You’ll eventually come to your senses that the next best thing that God wants you to do is to seek the best medical help around.

And you decide to get treated, always inform your family about it. You need their support to keep going. Rejoice with the fact that other than God, you have a loving family who’ll stand by you at the most painful moments of your therapy and the grimmest moments of your life. You have friends who will pray for you, who will visit you, who will cheer you up.

Suffering from mesothelioma doesn’t have to be really painful. In the end, if you only know how to give Him a call and cherish the people around you, you’ll eventually find out that the pain is not important. What matters most is that you have everyone you love around you to help you see through the rough and narrow road of recovering from mesothelioma.