by David P. Greisman - We writers have a tendency, when we’re not needlessly inserting first-person phrasing into our articles, to take an element of our subject’s story and portray it as a representative lesson about life in general.
It’s impossible to tell Daniel Jacobs’ story without mentioning that he is a cancer survivor. And it’s hard to tell his tale without seeing it in — and describing it with — familiar terms. That’s not merely because those who’ve been diagnosed with a devastating illness are said to be battling or fighting their conditions.
Cancer can be treated in multiple fashions. You can go through a number of rounds and hope that what was done during that time was enough to defeat it. You can use a combination of strength and strategy to wear it down until it fades away. The best news, if you’re fortunate, is when you can just take it out immediately.
Jacobs was at the beginning of one battle — attempting to bounce back from a knockout loss that had been his first pro defeat — when suddenly he was faced with a far more important challenge. He could no longer walk, and he didn’t know why. Then doctors found the tumor wrapped around his spine. The ability to walk was no longer the top priority. The ability to live was. [Click Here To Read More]
It’s impossible to tell Daniel Jacobs’ story without mentioning that he is a cancer survivor. And it’s hard to tell his tale without seeing it in — and describing it with — familiar terms. That’s not merely because those who’ve been diagnosed with a devastating illness are said to be battling or fighting their conditions.
Cancer can be treated in multiple fashions. You can go through a number of rounds and hope that what was done during that time was enough to defeat it. You can use a combination of strength and strategy to wear it down until it fades away. The best news, if you’re fortunate, is when you can just take it out immediately.
Jacobs was at the beginning of one battle — attempting to bounce back from a knockout loss that had been his first pro defeat — when suddenly he was faced with a far more important challenge. He could no longer walk, and he didn’t know why. Then doctors found the tumor wrapped around his spine. The ability to walk was no longer the top priority. The ability to live was. [Click Here To Read More]
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