And with it, the feeling of powerlessness, which we can quickly turn into fact. We can do so only if we choose to. Our power is, in fact, in what we choose at every moment. The richness and strength we find in the struggle to become conscious of what is, and how the loss leads to an end and also to a beginning, yields fertile ground for gain. I say this without regard for whether cancer leads to a symbolic death with physical continuance, or to physical death of the body.
Cancer often results in one extreme or the other, at least for a time.
It is helpful to take a position of power and resistance, mustering all the forces of the pysche and spirit and body against cells reproducing wildly, to battle that out of control-ness with might. We can empower ourselves to reproduce life in other ways that may improve and prolong our own lives. Some have contributed to their own spontaneous healing or remission through this mustering. This is a change, sometimes, from adhering to old beliefs that may have kept us passive about our health. Health will not come our way without letting go of the need to keep our old ways of doing and being.