{"id":2715,"date":"2017-07-04T11:52:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T08:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pamemmazi.org\/i-istoria-mas"},"modified":"2017-09-18T12:27:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T09:27:25","slug":"i-istoria-mas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pamemmazi.org\/en\/i-istoria-mas","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/emaprof.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I was in your shoes, several months ago, I didn\u2019t feel comfortable leaving my house most of the time. I got a leave of absence from my job to avoid people staring at me with pity and curiosity.\u201d The hairdresser\u2019s words have been haunting my thoughts since the day I heard them. It is those words that made me realize how important it is for me to share my story and perspective on life with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Because hair or no hair, at the end of the day I am the same person, my identity is intact. Cancer is part of my life, but it is not the thing that defines me. It doesn\u2019t affect the way I act or feel about myself. It\u2019s a disease that became part of my life without my permission, and while it influences my life, it doesn\u2019t shape it. Life does not end with the diagnosis and shouldn\u2019t become reduced down to hospital visits, doctors\u2019 appointments, IV drugs and endless blood tests. Life goes on and it\u2019s in our power to continue living it ridding ourselves of all taboos and prejudices.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Thursday afternoon. I get out of the hair salon and for the first time I am not wearing my scarf. Not because I managed to \u201csave\u201d my hair, but because I am not afraid of losing it.<\/p>\n<p><i> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scarsandscarves.com\/hair-and-other-irreplaceable-things\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hair and other Irreplaceable Things, Scars &amp; Scarves<\/a><br \/>\nby Emma<\/i><\/p>\n<p>This is an excerpt of the first story that Emma shared on her personal blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scarsandscarves.com\">Scars &amp; Scarves<\/a>, about her perspective on life and cancer, one year ago. Her goal was to confront stereotypes regarding cancer and to prove that \u201clife does not end when cancer strikes; instead it becomes worth living\u201d, as she writes.<\/p>\n<p>In this context and after having spent countless hours visiting the hospital to receive therapy, Emma envisioned to create a non-profit organization that organizes programs in hospitals to engage oncology patients in meaningful, creative and educational activities. 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