RESOURCES
Maui Cancer Resources also collaborates with other agencies providing cancer services
American Cancer Society - Hope Lodge Hawaii
Program provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers on Oahu while going through diagnosis or treatment.
Hawaii QUEST
State provided coverage services.
IMUA
Specializing in physical therapy for cancer patients.
Mana’olana “Waves of Hope” Cancer Support Funding
Scholarships for complimentary therapies, paddling and group activities.
Pacific Cancer Foundation
Provide Access, Knowledge and Support to all those affected by cancer in Maui County.
UVSC
Raises money for individuals with cancer by bringing together a community of resources to support them, while also helping fund innovative research for a cure.
10 ENCOURAGING CANCER QUOTES TO INSPIRE HOPE
1. “You’re a fighter!”
“When I was given a short time to live, I was told by one of my kids, ‘Mom, you’re a fighter! Let’s do this!”’
2. “Never give up hope.”
“A complete stranger overheard a conversation between the pharmacist and myself the day that we received my husband’s diagnosis of an aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma. As I prepared to leave, this gentleman apologized for listening to us, but felt like he needed to share these words: ‘My wife & I were where you are a year ago. Please remember to never give up HOPE!’ We never forgot those words from a complete stranger and are forever thankful.”
3. “You are NOT a statistic.”
“My first oncologist told me: ‘When you read about the statistics/prognosis; remember that you are NOT a statistic, you are YOU and you are unique.’ The prognosis I later read about was not good, so his statement always gave me hope. I have survived over 10 years. The prognosis was 2-3 years. He was right!!”
4. “Think of all the things cancer can’t do.”
“Cancer cannot cripple love. It cannot shatter hope. It cannot corrode faith. It cannot destroy peace. It cannot kill friendship. It cannot suppress memories. It cannot silence courage. It cannot invade the soul. It cannot steal eternal life. It cannot conquer the spirit.”
5. “Cancer is only a chapter in your life, not the whole story.”
6. “Take life moment by moment.”
“Cancer is a marathon – you can’t look at the finish line. You take it moment by moment, sometimes breath by breath, other times step by step. ”“Plan for the worst, hope for the best and live for the moment!”
7. “Cancer may have started the fight, but you will finish it.”
8. “Faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains.”
“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “move,” and it will move… and nothing will be impossible for you.”
9. “Everything will be OK.”
“You’re about to overcome something you’ve been dealing with. Your mind and heart will soon be at peace again. The weight is being lifted off of you right now. Breathe. Be patient. Everything will be OK.” “I don’t know what tomorrow holds, but I know WHO holds tomorrow.”
10. ”I am here for you.”
“People who said ‘I am here for you’ were some of the sweetest words I ever heard.”