“We must be willing to let go of the life we had planned, so we are able to accept the life that is waiting for us.” **By: Joseph Campbell
I am creating a new life following an aggressive Stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis.
Prostate cancer is also known as a “Couple’s Cancer” and it is an extremely common cancer forcing men and their partners to reevaluate their lives.
My quest for healing from the aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis is not only about me. Healing involves both myself and my wife, Jen.
Jen and myself have been forced to learn and redefine a new balance in our marriage.
This involves letting go of our old “normal” and accepting the challenges and limitations we now experience. Our marriage is a shared journey of growth and adaptation.
Adapting is difficult and it saddens me that Jen is forced to watch me during my dark moments, while she balances the medical appointments with her work and household responsibilities, as well as with her own emotional grief.
There may be a time when you find yourself coping with a very difficult challenge that forces you to face something seemingly impossible … Don’t give up … Keep going.
How ?
Healing involves building a new version of yourself.
The horrific trauma that I sustained in my serious motorcycle accident taught me to focus on all the things that I still had in my life, rather than on what I had lost and didn’t have anymore.
This change in perspective has helped me to take control of my life and to shift my mindset.
In my opinion, it is extremely difficult for someone to successfully go through a major life change without changing one’s perspective in life.
“Heaven on Earth is a choice you must make, not a place you must find.” **By: Dr. Wayne Dyer
Anthony Aquan-Assee
“Always Believe” 🙏
