Exhausted Richard Bennett (64) could no longer wait for a holiday in Portugal, where he also went with his wife Lesly (57). He felt fatigue, but attributed her to work and the overall lifestyle that caught up with him, he writes. During the trip, his condition worsened and Richard noticed a change in urine and stool, felt weaker and had trouble eating.
The turning point in his attitude to the symptoms was caused by the daughter’s note Sophie (23). “Father, you’re yellow,” She said when she picked up her parents at the airport. Richard knew he had to seek help. Doctors in the hospital diagnosed the fourth stage melanoma (the most serious type of skin cancer, ed.). After Richard overcame the initial shock, he focused on his work of a swimming coach while training on a cycling ride to get money for the charity organization Maggie’s, which is engaged in cancer.
It is currently undergoing immunotherapy. “It was a shock to me. It was very difficult for me and my family. Just aware that the cancer came to your door and chose you. I thought I no longer had a future. I did not realize that the fourth stage meant that the cancer has moved from the original location to another place. It is not necessarily the death sentence, ” explained.
Richard studied scientific literature to understand his diagnosis and that calm him down. “I try to be strong for children in a swimming club, and when I think about it, there is no point in dealing with it and being sad. I want to be optimistic and courageous. I am surrounded by positive people and that gave me the motivation to continue. Although I still try to push the saw, the family always assures that I am fine. Man is so accustomed to taking care of their children and their family, but they have taken it and take care of me. If I could return the time I would have acted immediately, ” He stated and appealed to everyone to consult a doctor.
