Just beat it

I was really struck with a patient who I encountered while manning the Pulmonary clinics this week. This 65 year old gentleman had been hit by four separate cancers and had beat them all. Throat, Lung, Prostate, Colon. Definitive treatment completed, still going strong. He tells me, "If another one pops up, you cut it out and I'll beat it again." What gutsy determination! This guy credits the fact that he's still alive to his attitude and willpower. I think it's quite possible he's stumbled on the power of the mind . . .