Being diagnosed with cancer is a real punch in the gut. Have you ever lost someone to the illness? Almost 1.75 million people in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with the disease in 2018, with just over 600,000 sufferers predicted to die in the same year. Cancer is one of the biggest causes of death worldwide, with more than 8 million falling victim to it yearly. It’s easy to allow those statistics to get you down, especially when you consider there’s a one in three chance of developing it.
Cancer doesn’t have to be a death sentence though. Just as millions die from it every year, millions also survive. As medicine develops, the chances of eradicating the disease grow stronger, and hopefully one day it will be gone for good. In the meantime, we just have to try and keep a positive mindset when faced with the possibility of death. That’s what this grandma did when she discovered she had lung cancer, Unfortunately for her, she was too frail to have any treatment, so she knew the illness would take hold of her one day. Rather than let that affect her, though, she fought back and made the most of the time she had left. How did she do that? By posting on Instagram. In a short space of time, she became a viral sensation as people followed her inspirational journey. This is one grandmother who redefined social media forever.
[post_page_title]Coping with cancer[/post_page_title]
When someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness, it’s hard for everyone around them to cope with the news. Accepting that you’re going to lose someone isn’t easy, especially if you’re close to them. However, you can either let the thought of losing them get you down, or make the most of the time that you still have together. Betty Jo Simpson, better known as grandmabetty33, wanted her friends and family to do the latter. The octogenarian was diagnosed with lung cancer back in 2014. However, rather than focus on her impending death, she wanted to make her final days memorable. So, she decided to delight the world with her own Instagram account.
