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Diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 1999, Joe D has been a CHN Support Volunteer since 2009. For him, it\u2019s been a chance to help patients in a similar situation. \u201cEveryone you speak to is different \u2013 some people are scared to death, some are ready to charge through.\u201d No matter the patient, \u201cThe most important thing that happens in most conversations is people ask how long I\u2019ve been out. When I say 16 years, their hope is almost palpable.\u201d<\/p>\n

He offers some simple, but vital advice: \u201cYou\u2019ve gotta do what you\u2019ve gotta do. You\u2019re going through this thing \u2013 it\u2019s not easy, but you have to push through it. The fact that they\u2019re talking to me means that people get through this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Blessed with a strong support system during his fight, Joe encourages patients he\u2019s matched with to make use of their own network of loved ones. \u201cI couldn\u2019t have gotten through it without my wife. My support was excellent \u2013 with my brothers, friends and others chipping in to take me to treatment, sit by my side. I had a couple of friends who were at my house practically every night.\u201d At the same time, he reminds patients to remember their loved ones \u201care going through something too. It\u2019s not what you\u2019re going through, but everyone is suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joe believes patients should call CHN for two reasons.<\/p>\n

First, \u201cIt\u2019s important to know that people get through it and come out on the other side. I was told I had a one in five chance of surviving two years.\u201d At the time, his sons were young children \u2013 today, 16 years later, he\u2019s seen all three married and is a proud grandfather of five.<\/p>\n

Secondly, matches \u201cget the benefit of what it\u2019s like to go through the whole process. It\u2019s valuable to know how things are going to happen.\u00a0 If people know ahead of time, it can help them deal with it.\u201d
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\n\u201cDoctors can only go so far \u2013 they\u2019ll feed you the information that\u2019s needed. Sometimes, it\u2019s focused on specific aspects of your treatment and piecemeal \u2013 it doesn\u2019t give you the overall picture of what\u2019s going to happen. Cancer Hope Network has volunteers who have gone through the gauntlet and we\u2019re able to talk to people on the same level and go through what\u2019s about to happen to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diagnosed with esophageal cancer? Caring for a loved one in the fight? Call 877-HOPENET to speak to Joe or another Support Volunteer who has been in a similar situation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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