It is ironic how the very cells that are flowing in our veins can be the cause of our demise. Cancer is a vicious disease that has ravaged our civilization as we know it. Numerous treatments, surgeries, and the feeling of dread manifested by the thought of your life leading to an abrupt end. 

Our author, Perry Muse, has his fair share of experience with the morbid disease. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer, news that shook him… but didn’t shake him enough to keep him from sharing his experience, but it is now a ray of hope for many individuals going through the same in his memoir. 

One of the major aspects of “the good fight” Perry expands upon is the mental and physical pangs the disease brings with it. 

But is the body more likely to falter rather than the mind? Or vice versa? 

Let’s dive into the mental and physical struggles of cancer. 

The physical

Consider cancer as nothing less than a glitch in the matrix, except it’s in your own flesh and DNA. An abnormality mutates and transforms into a swarm of cancerous cells, metastasizing into various parts of your body. It goes without being said that cancer brings forth immense physical pain. One of the very symptoms of cancer is deep pain, fever, and thrombosis. This can grow over time, leading to inevitable death.

What’s ironic is how the treatment for cancer itself is worse than the disease itself.

Chemotherapy destroys the immune system, leaving you prone to more and more sicknesses. It is an attempt to reset the body and have it rebuilt from the ground up. Patients may experience numbness, nausea, and shooting pains in their hands and feet with the added emotional burden of hair loss. 

Talk about Radiation, the story is more or less the same. A fight that Perry Muse didn’t know would get as dirty as it did, which ended up damaging his digestive tract. 

Perry Muse has gone through several surgeries himself, and one may say it was his resilience as a Sagittarius that helped him adhere to the pain like a champ. 

Or maybe it was how he managed to keep his mind fresh and accommodating towards hope. 

The mental 

Perhaps, more than the physical battles, are the mental hardships one goes through. 

The treatment itself can hinder your self-esteem and lead to anxiety and depression. The treatment for prostate cancer specifically can lead to dire side effects such as impotency. 

If that isn’t mentally taxing enough, take the constant reminder that your life may come to an abrupt end. This very thought can fester and hinder your overall healing journey. 

But is there a way you can ease the mental burden of slowly building up a stack of dominos, keeping you from deliverance? 

Perry Muse etched a memoir that can be your safe space in times of adversity. Pick up, Morbid Thoughts and the Domino Effect now! 

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