The Importance of Support for Nearby People for Survivors of Breast Cancer

MININEWSPAPER.NET, DENPASAR - Bali Pink Ribbon held a discussion program via live instagram with the theme 'Healthy in the New Normal Era', Saturday (6/27/2020).

 

With a speaker oncology surgery specialist, Dr. Manik Y.W., Sp.B (K) Onk and survivors of breast cancer, Helena Lili.

 

In the discussion, Helena Lili as survivors of breast cancer told her life story.

 

In October 2017, Helena Lili was convicted of suffering from breast cancer.

 

He could not believe he had breast cancer.

 

Not only Helena, her family was shocked by the news.

 

The reason is, his family has never had a history of suffering from breast cancer and on the other hand causes of breast cancer that cannot be known with certainty.

 

"I had not suffered at that time in the sense that I had not felt pain. But the lump in the left breast was big enough. The bumps happened to be inward so it didn't look very different. I was shocked and wondered what was the cause. breast cancer, "the story.

 

Helena said when she was sentenced to suffer from breast cancer the thing she needed the most was support from the people around.

 

Especially families, couples and extended families.

 

Because pasa at that time, he could not accept a verdict of breast cancer.

 

Then the first thing he did was to try the fastest and most appropriate treatment to treat the breast cancer he suffered.

 

"Once diagnosed, the thing that my family and I did was to try to get the fastest and most appropriate treatment. I was immediately taken to Jakarta. There I checked again and checked it up. Whatever the treatment I will try and do," he said.

 

"I can get support from my children, my husband, and my family. When it is time for surgery, I am ready at the end of November," he continued.

 

Not stopping there, Helena also had to do a series of chemotherapy treatments 6 times, radiation, hormonal therapy and so forth.

 

The Importance of Support for Nearby People for Breast Cancer Survivors

 

"We, we who have cancer, really need the support of others to stay afloat. So we are encouraged to recover," he said.

 

According to Helena, when you can make peace with your breast cancer, the right treatment and fast, then everything will be felt to be going great in the sense of giving rise to positive suggestions.

 

Moreover, moral support from relatives or people closest to it will indirectly reduce the sense of plummet of breast cancer survivors.