COLORECTAL CANCER...
(The Thief That Stole Our King...)

It's been a while I've been moved to make a thread out of pure emotions...

The death of #ChadwickBoseman hit me on a personal level...

I dedicate this thread to his memory...

#OdogwuTales
#Wakanda4Ever

• What Is Cancer?
A little introduction.

- The body is made up of cells that constantly divide but the human body has a way of telling the cells to stop dividing when it's enough.

- In cancer, the body losses that will and the cells just keeps dividing without control.

"Cancer is a disease that is caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body"

- Cancer can attack any part of the body and when it does, the cancer is named after that part of the body.

Example: Breast cancer, Cancer of prostrate, "Colorectal Cancer"

#ChadwickBoseman was diagnosed of "COLORECTAL CANCER" in 2016 just after shooting the #WakandaForever movie..."BLACK PANTER"

• What Is Colorectal Cancer"
- First of all, let's break it up...
"Colorectal" is a combination of 2 words "COLON" and "RECTUM"

- They both make up...

the Large Intestine, which plays an important role in the body being able to remove waste products i.e faeces.

"Colorectal Cancer is the cancer of the colon and rectum"

- The cells of the colon and rectum grows out of normal with no control forming masses called "TUMORS"

• How Do We Treat Cancers?
There are many ways including...

1. Surgery: The tumors that has grown from the uncontrollable growth of cells are surgically removed.

2. Chemotherapy: Anti-Cancer drugs are used to attack cancer cells and any other cell growing rapidly in the body

So its been revealed that while he was undergoing surgery removing colorectal tumors and undergoing chemotherapy that he was also shooting movies!

Not just shoot movies, King Tchala knowing he had cancer went to hospital visiting kids with cancer and no one knew he had cancer.

Many would not understand the strength of #chadwick to go about his life spreading joy after Chemotherapy.

• Side effects of chemotherapy
1. Hair loss because the drugs attack it thinking it's cancer cells.

2. Easily get tired...where did Tchala get his own strength from.

3. Nausea and vomiting...This contributes to the weakness felt but where did #ChadwickBoseman get strength to act 4 Blockbusters

4. Infection
5. Anaemia
6. Constipation etc

I can go on and on...This goes to show the great mental strength Chadwick had to move on...with a SMILE

Chadwick overcame cancer and inspired a whole black race!!!

Chadwick overcame cancer and showed everyone that no matter the battle...Never lose your smile!!!

#ChadwickBoseman Lives On!!!
#KingTchalla Lives On!!!
#WakandaForever

R.I.P Warrior!!!