Colin Egglesfield has phrases of recommendation for followers after battling most cancers for a 3rd time.
“‘It’s not the hand that you’ve been dealt because you can’t change that. It’s how you play the cards that counts.’ I found this quote from an interview I did when I was 25 and it has served me well throughout my life including recently,” the Hallmark star wrote on Instagram earlier this week.
“The beginning to this year hasn’t been the easiest, but in the spirit of what I said in my interview, this is another opportunity to decide who I choose to be in the face of uncertainty and challenges in my most recent cancer diagnosis,” he added.
Fortunately, Egglesfield mentioned the medical doctors caught his prostate most cancers early and urged males to be cautious, stating, “Be sure to get your PSA checked regularly. It saved my life!”
The “All My Children” alum defined his course of remedy with followers.
“[A]fter doing a lot of research and talking to quite a few health care professionals, I elected to be proactive and have surgery. I’m so grateful for the amazing support and care I’ve received over the past few months from @cityofhopephx, Dr. Gellhaus and all the nurses, other doctors, and staff that have been instrumental in supporting me through this scary time,” he wrote on the social media web site.
Egglesfield hopes that being clear about his well being battle will encourage others who’re going via comparable conditions.
“Hopefully this is a reminder to everyone that you’re not alone with whatever you’re facing and that it’s important to advocate for yourself and your health which includes checkups, seeking information and asking for help when you need it!” he penned.
“And thank you to everyone else who has supported me and extended your well wishes!” he added.
“I feel it and each day I’m getting healthier and stronger. I’m still a bit sore but I’m making progress and am determined to come back stronger and healthier than ever especially with the help of my sexy walker :).”
Egglesfield added: “It all starts with a decision to commit to what you decide to be with whatever you’re facing. I decide to be RESILIENCE, FAITH, COURAGE, GRACE and INSPIRATION.”
The actor battled testicular most cancers in 2006 after touchdown the function of Josh Madden on the ABC cleaning soap opera “All My Children.” Egglesfield was additionally informed that the most cancers had unfold to his different testicle regardless of present process surgical procedure to take away it.
“After being diagnosed with it, it’s just a very scary experience because it’s all the fear of the unknown,” Egglesfield informed Us Weekly in 2019. “I didn’t know what to expect, so reading about someone who had gone through [a] similar experience gave me the courage and the inspiration knowing that if he could do it and go on and survive and do what he did, it the[n] gave me hope and inspiration that I could do the same thing.”
The “Melrose Place” star admitted a giant motivator for getting via his battle was his performing profession.
“It really helped me get through my cancer experience because I just knew that I needed to become a different person. And one of the biggest pieces of advice I got was from my mom, when after I got diagnosed for the second time,” Egglesfield shared with the outlet.
“At that point I literally thought that it could be the end. I remember calling her up one day and I broke down and she was like, ‘Colin, you may not be able to deal with this. But you need to be a warrior. You need to put your armor on and you need to go to battle now.’”
That was the push “The Client List” alum wanted. “Once she gave me that context,” he added, “it made me realize, you know what? I do, because otherwise this is too overwhelming and it could crush me. So that really helped.”
Egglesfield was met with an immense quantity of fan assist on social media this time round as nicely,, with one follower writing within the feedback part, “As a fellow cancer survivor. I applaud you. Genuine. Honest. Brave. Would love to talk one on one with you someday. Not easy for me to express my feelings to others. Hope you are doing better each day. A hero in my eyes.”
