Focus on Hope
Hope sustains life, nourishing body and mind with energy to endure each new trial.
Parents and children alike discover new appreciation for life, good health and sight. They cherish each new day together as a precious gift, and form a deeper appreciation for one another’s company and life’s simple pleasures.
Hope is not a way around the trauma of cancer, but a way through it. With early diagnosis and treatment in the hands of experienced doctors, retinoblastoma is highly curable and children live long and happy lives. Even when cure is not possible, life can be rich in shared blessings. There is always room for hope.
False hope is a form of denial that diminishes emotional anguish when circumstances become overwhelming. While cathartic in immediate crisis, it can be very harmful when it prevents parents from accepting reaility and making good decisions.
Hope is created by the ability to project into the future and imagine something better than the present reality. Anticipation of that pleasure relieves pain, fear or pessimism of the moment.
Hopefulness means different things to different people. Read this beautiful alphabet of hope with insights from around the world. Create your own as an individual or as a family to inspire hope..