Robyn Leon was just 26 years old when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and had the very human reaction of asking the question, ‘why me?’
What followed was surgery to remove the cancer, and six months of chemotherapy, which is never a wonderful experience, but Robyn persevered.
Then came another scare and she lost a fallopian tube.
Robyn Leon.
But with it came the acceptance and strength of Robyn’s ‘Me’, which wouldn’t allow this loss to break her.
This acceptance and strength resulted in Robyn becoming a CANSA Relay For Life survivor and team member.
What happened after ‘why me?’ is that Robyn is now a Relay For Life Global Hero of Hope, who continues to encourage others.
It’s often said that journeying with cancer is a very lonely place – for patients, caregivers, family members, parents of children with cancer, even survivors.
This can be understandable, but it needn’t be true.
With CANSA, nobody on the cancer journey is ever alone. CANSA’s free Tele and Virtual Counselling service is here to offer support.
Offered in most South African languages, this confidential service is available every weekday between 8.00 – 16.30.
Please call CANSA Help Desk on 0800 22 66 22 to make an appointment or book online at https://cansa.org.za/tele-counselling/
Within three days, a compassionate trained CANSA counsellor will reach out to listen, answer, guide and help the caller cope with the emotional and practical challenges of cancer.
Nobody on the cancer journey is ever alone, thanks to friends like you who make services like this possible.