Community support highlighted at Fresno cancer survivorship event

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A play lawsuit successful Fresno aims to observe beingness and bring unneurotic crab survivors, patients and their families, emphasizing anticipation and assemblage for those facing the disease.

cCARE Fresno volition big its 3rd yearly "Rise and Shine Survivor Day Celebration" connected Saturday, offering a abstraction for crab fighters and their loved ones to connect, stock resources and perceive stories of resilience.

Local parent and crab advocator Niki Xayboutda is among those sharing her story. Diagnosed with endometrial crab 2 years ago, she underwent chemotherapy and radiation and has been successful remission for the past year.

"I'm conscionable gladsome it's implicit now. That's each that matters," Xayboutda said.

She described the affectional challenges of her treatment, including attending appointments alone. Despite those hardships, Xayboutda said her enactment strategy - including her children and household - helped her done the experience.

"But I'm gladsome that erstwhile I get retired this building, I had my kids and my household with me, which meant a batch to maine due to the fact that that's my small enactment strategy that I have," she said.

She said events similar the "Rise and Shine Survivor Day Celebration" are captious successful reminding others they are not unsocial successful their journey.

Xayboutda volition beryllium 1 of respective impermanent speakers astatine Saturday's lawsuit astatine the cCARE Fresno Center. Her connection to others facing crab is rooted successful the value of transportation and openness.

"Even if you consciousness similar you're alone, there's radical successful this gathering cCare that's consenting to speech to you, assistance you out, too. So don't ever consciousness similar you're alone. Just talk to idiosyncratic honestly due to the fact that if anything, I privation I spoke astir however I consciousness alternatively of conscionable holding it in," she said.

The escaped lawsuit volition diagnostic impermanent speakers, much than 20 vendors, and activities including yoga and journaling classes, on with resources for patients, caregivers and families.

Dr. Musti Haseeb, a aesculapian oncologist and hematologist with cCARE, said the lawsuit is designed to animate anticipation among attendees.

"The quality tone is often stronger than the diagnosis. That's the important part," Haseeb said.

Organizers anticipation participants permission with a consciousness of assemblage and encouragement arsenic they navigate their crab journeys.

The "Rise and Shine Survivor Day Celebration" volition instrumentality spot Saturday, May 16, from 8 americium to 12 p.m. astatine the cCARE Fresno Center.

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