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Your messages of support and encouragement really has made a world of difference to us – The Prince and Princess of Wales

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Jun 17, 2024, 01:34

Your messages of support and encouragement really has made a world of difference to us – The Prince and Princess of Wales

Mark Lewis shared a post by The Prince and Princess of Wales on X, adding:

“As good a description of enduring the troughs of chemotherapy as I’ve heard from a patient perspective.

It’s one thing to track a nadir in blood counts.

It’s wholly another to *feel* the lows of Sisphysean cycles.

Here’s to know that this, too, shall pass The Prince and Princess of Wales.”

Quoting The Prince and Princess of Wales’s post:

“I have been blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement over the last couple of months. It really has made a world of difference to William and me and has helped us both through some of the harder times.

I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. On those bad days, you feel weak and tired and you have to give in to your body resting. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well.

My treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months. On the days I feel well enough, it is a joy to engage with school life, spend personal time on the things that give me energy and positivity, and start a little work from home.

I’m looking forward to attending The King’s Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer, but equally knowing I am not out of the woods yet.

I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty. Taking each day as it comes, listening to my body, and allowing myself to take this much-needed time to heal.

Thank you so much for your continued understanding, and to all of you who have so bravely shared your stories with me.”

Source: Mark Lewis/X and The Prince and Princess of Wales/X

Mark A. Lewis is the Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah, the Co-Chair of adolescent & young adult (AYA) oncology in the SWOG cooperative group and the Vice President of American Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Support. Dr. Lewis is also a well-known patient advocate and social media influencer.