Imagine having a good marriage. You are living with the person of your dreams. You have the chance to finish your life with someone whom you are not only crazy about but you love them to life. Everything is going well. You both pursue your personal careers. You make plans for a family, home and vacations. This is how life is supposed to be; together again.

And then it happens. Your loved one goes to the doctor and gets a bad report. Upon further tests you both find out that cancer is the culprit and your whole future has just changed. Now, instead of planning for a long life together you enter into survival mode. Cancer is a killer. It has ruined thousands of relationships, impacted millions of lives and made what should be a great life one filled with pain and fear. Cancer can do the following to any relationship;

1) Fill those affected with fear - since cancer is a killer it is hard to hear the name and not have fear. The person identified with the disease has to deal with the constant mental reminder of “I have cancer’. The loved ones engaged typically are very cautious as to what they can say and how much emotions they should show to others.

2) Gets in the way of intimacy - Cancer can affect the sex lives of a couple due to one partner no longer being in the same place they were prior to the onset of cancer. It also impacts emotional closeness and connectedness between the partners.

3) Kills your dreams - most people dealing with this disease don’t dream long term. They see the battle as fatal and begin to make preparations to leave the earth as opposed to seeing a long life ahead of them.

Cancer ruins relationships. Dreams, goals, aspirations and the future plans people make are all affected by this killer. This is a tragedy indeed but one that does not have to continue to be as bad as it has been. I motivate you to join with the many fine companies that exist to do away with cancer. There is research being done and great strides in how to deal with the disease, relieve the symptoms and making those affected as comfortable as possible. Don’t let cancer take anything else away from you and your loved ones. Stay encouraged for you too can come out on top!