These flowers are for everyone - contest of the week #258 / Estas flores son para todas - concurso de la semana #258 (eng-esp)
Hello, my friends!
@cautiva-30 has touched me in a very sensitive place with the first question of this week's community quiz #258: cancer.

This is a sensitive topic, not just for me, but for almost my entire family. My maternal grandfather was one of the people who loved me the most; he was her only grandson, and I lost him to this disease when I wasn't even 5 years old.
My paternal grandmother died of liver cancer. My father tried to survive pancreatic cancer. Doctors gave him only six months to live, but he took great care of himself and almost lived to see five. But this evil that affects the world is sometimes relentless.

My maternal grandmother and a friend of mine are the only survivors I know of. My grandmother had colon cancer, and my neighbor had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Coincidentally, a few days ago I learned that a writer friend, a year older than me, was battling this disease. I still haven't worked up the courage to call her or go see her.
Why am I telling you this? Because those who survived were those who, at the first signs of illness, went to the doctor. Afraid of the answers, but they went.

The human mind is incredible, but at the same time, it can be incredibly stupid. I know people who haven't wanted to go to the doctor for fear of the result being cancer. It's as if by not knowing, you don't have it. In these cases, Shrödinger's theory doesn't apply. If you have it and don't go to the doctor, the cancer will only grow. When you go—because eventually you will have to go, or they will take you—it may be too late.

Cancer is scary, friends. It scares me, even though I don't have it, but it runs in my family. I know perfectly well that I can't put on deodorant at night to let my armpits sweat. That's one way to fight breast cancer. Yes, because that's another myth. This disease is only thought of as something exclusive to women, but it's also lethal in men.
So my thoughts are: check yourself carefully every day. Feel every area of your body, look at yourself, and if you notice anything strange, if you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask, to go to the doctor. My friend did it and now lives with his family in Spain.
We took my grandmother to the oncologist, and in a single operation, at 79 years old, she was cured. She died of natural causes at 89.

If I'm afraid of being diagnosed with breast cancer, I'm even more afraid of not being detected in time or of finding out I might have it and trying to ignore the reality.
I'm very afraid of making my loved ones suffer, of them seeing me like that. That's why I take care of myself and if I have any doubts, I go to the doctor quickly.
And finally, these flowers are for all those we have lost to cancer.
Versión en español
Hola, amigas mías!
@cautiva-30 me ha tocado en una zona muy sensible de mi corazón con la primera pregunta del concurso de la comunidad en esta semana #258: el cáncer.

Este es un tema sensible, no solo para mí, sino para casi toda mi familia. Mi abuelo por parte de madre fue una de las personas que más me quiso, era su único nieto varón, y lo perdí por esta enfermedad cuando aún no había cumplido los 5 años.
Mi abuela paterna falleció de cáncer de hígado. Mi padre trató de sobrevivir al cáncer de páncreas. Los médicos le pronosticaron solo seis meses de vida, pero él se cuidó muchísimo y casi llega a los cinco años. Pero este mal que afecta al mundo, es implacable a veces.

Mi abuela por parte de madre y un amigo mío han sido los únicos sobrevivientes que conozco. Mi abuela tuvo cáncer de colon y mi vecino Linfoma no Hodkin.
Casualmente, hace unos días me enteré de que una amiga escritora, un año mayor que yo, estaba luchando contra esta enfermedad. Aún no me he llenado de valor para llamarla o ir a verla.
¿Por qué les cuento esto? Porque aquellos que sobrevivieron fueron los que, ante los primeros síntomas, acudieron al médico. Con miedo a las respuestas, pero fueron.

La mente humana es increíble, pero al mismo tiempo puede ser increíblemente tonta. Conozco a personas que no han querido ir al médico por miedo a que el resultado fuera un cáncer. Es como si al no saberlo, no lo tuviera. En estos casos, la teoría de Shrödinger no cuenta. Si lo tienes y no vas al médico, el cáncer solo crecerá. Cuando vayas, porque al final tendrás que ir, o te llevarán, puede ser muy tarde.

El cáncer asusta, amigas. Me asusta a mí que no lo tengo, pero está en mi familia. Sé perfectamente que no puedo echarme desodorante por las noches para dejar a mis axilas transpirar. Esa es una forma de combatir el cáncer de mamas. Sí, porque ese es otro mito. Solo se piensa en esta enfermedad como algo exclusivo para mujeres, pero también es letal en los hombres.
Así que mis pensamientos son: revísense con cuidado cada día. Pálpense cada zona del cuerpo, mírense y si notan algo raro, si tienen alguna duda, no teman en preguntar, en acudir al médico. Mi amigo lo hizo y ahora vive con su familia en España.
Nosotros llevamos a mi abuela al oncológico y de una sola operación, con 79 años, la curaron. Murió de muerte natural a los 89.

Si miedo me da que me diagnostiquen un cáncer de mamas, más miedo me da que no me lo detecten a tiempo o que yo sepa que lo puedo tener y trate de ignorar la realidad.
Me da mucho miedo hacer sufrir a mis seres queridos, a que me vean de ese modo. Por eso me cuido y ante cualquier duda, acudo rápido al médico.
Y, finalmente, estas flores son para todas y todos aquellos que hemos perdido por el cáncer.
Great post my friend I really enjoyed it 👏🏾😎
And those flowers so beautiful
Cancer is very scary my friend my dad has had it twice and I recently got a call saying a family member has cancer 🙏🏾
So sorry to read that.
Be strong and have faith, my friend.
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Es un tema extremadamente sensible.
Bravo por ti, por tu valentía al escribir sobre él.
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Lamento todas estas pérdidas que has sufrido y lo que le está sucediendo a tu amiga escritora... Ojalá se revierta en su caso la enfermedad...
Justo ayer vi una obra de teatro sobre el tema y me emocionó sobremanera por todo el valor que comprende para todos. Veré cómo la proceso para hablarles sobre ella.
Fear often paralyzes us, as you say. Those who survived did so because they went, even though they were afraid of receiving a negative diagnosis. Otherwise, it could be too late. I am very sorry for the losses you have suffered due to this terrible disease. The flowers in their honor are very beautiful. Thank you for sharing your experiences as a call to raise awareness about taking care of ourselves,
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When will see disease that run in the family fear can take over, making us worry about whether we'll be affected too. However, we don't need live in fear as long as we're healthy and alive, trusting that the almighty is guiding us. I'm sorry for your loss.
My fear is to left behind My family. To give them trouble.
That's My fears.
I trust in God and his plans for me.
Lamento todo lo que te a tocado pasar con tus seres queridos, ésto de verdad nos golpea a todos, tanto el que lo padece como los familiares que amamos a esa persona, y como dices es más temible no diagnosticarlo a tiempo que el diagnóstico real a tiempo.
Dios nos bendiga y acompañe siempre.
The fear of not being diagnosed with cancer is even more dangerous than the cancer itself, because early detection saves life.
Yes it is!
We must fight fear!
Certainly 👌!