For sufferers with blood most cancers, it’s essential to personal their very own most cancers journey, as a five-time most cancers survivor and writer defined in a current interview with CURE.
Invoice Potts was one among 4 people just lately acknowledged by CURE throughout the
Potts was nominated for his dedication to serving to others navigate the complicated emotional and logistical challenges of blood most cancers.
“I’m the luckiest man I do know,” Potts informed CURE in an interview. “I’ve been lucky sufficient to beat most cancers 5 occasions. The journey began in 2002 — right here we’re in 2025 and I’m nonetheless speaking about it, so I’m actually lucky.”
Potts, who has additionally survived thyroid most cancers and prostate most cancers, beforehand
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What a part of your work do you assist this nomination helps spotlight for sufferers or households who might not know your story but?
The affected person with most cancers, after they’re recognized, they should personal their journey. It’s not the docs’ journey, it’s your journey, which implies it’s essential advocate for your self, which implies you actually need to do your homework, and you actually have to be on prime of it, it’s essential deal with it like your job. So one of the best recommendation I may give sufferers with most cancers is: Personal it. And which means getting second opinions or third opinions or fourth opinions or no matter it’s, and that you simply make the choice. The docs can advise you however on the finish of the day it’s your life, so it’s essential be on prime of it.
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