How Can I Stay Optimistic While Facing Cancer?

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Katarhe has pancreatic cancer is trying to keep a positive outlook before going into surgery tomorrow, but thoughts of her father's death keep entering her mind since he died of the same disease. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:11.8	1111. Kateri.
0:14.0	Okay, Kateri, thank you very much.
0:15.7	What can I help you with?
0:17.8	Well, Mama Laura, I just needed to call you today
0:20.8	for your wisdom and encouragement and to help me kind of get my mind right.
0:25.0	Tomorrow I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a month ago.
0:30.0	My dad also died of pancreatic cancer and I go into surgery tomorrow and it's just
0:37.7	really hitting home and I'm nervous and I'm anxious and I just wanted to get some of your wisdom and advice and I know you've had cancer before.
0:45.0	I've got to say that as good as some perceive me to be I have never been able to cure normal.
0:55.0	I understand that.
0:59.0	Honey, this is what it's like to face this.
1:02.0	This is what it feels like. Yeah. It's scary as hell.
1:07.8	Now how many years ago did your dad die of this?
1:11.4	Four. And of this? For.
1:14.7	And your doctors in talking to you about what happened to him and what happened to you, do they
1:19.8	say it's similar or your situation is different because what have they told you?
1:25.7	My situation is much better than my dad.
1:28.7	Mine has not metastasized, so I have some fairly good news.
1:33.0	It's very slow dividing and they don't see any chemo or radiation needed at this time.
1:38.8	So I do have good.
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