Nina Poloková
Cancer patient
"Even in the word hopelessness there is hope."
1) What appealed to you about the FUCK CANCER project and why are you putting your energy into it?
I was introduced to FUCK CANCER when I was training them on social media. I was struck by how a bunch of young, often not POWERFUL (!), people wanted to help further. Supporting each other is sometimes the alpha and omega of finding the direction that will help a person find their way out of the maze.
2) What does the term FUCK CANCER mean or express to you?
Rising above the cards I am dealt and believing that even with Black Peter I can win anything. Rain or shine.
3) Can you imagine who you are fighting for here as a "SOLDIER"?
I can't. Because I don't think this disempowerment is something I want to fight. I know I created it myself, and so it's like fighting myself. And it was that constant internal struggle that led me to the disempowerment in the first place. So that's why I imagine I'm a peace messenger. I seek peace, understanding, love, acceptance for myself, but also for my non-POWER. And anyone else who wants it, whether healthy or not. I believe that a person who is filled with love and joy cannot be powerless. :)
4) What would you say to someone who says they find the phrase "FUCK CANCER" vulgar?
It all depends on your point of view. I find body stockings really vulgar. But seriously... It's not about words, it's about actions and the mission that Fuck Cancer represents. PS: Those who haven't been through it may not always know that sometimes words run out... And all that's left is this... Thank God for them!
Soldiers & Heroes
Denisa Zajícová Cziglová
"How to survive all this and not go crazy."
Barbora Siftova
"Ask us how we are, how we really are. Because hardly anyone asks that"
Michal Krulich
"This experience changes everything, closes one door called plans and opens a whole new world - a hospital world."
Tereza Pospíšilová
"I'm fighting to raise awareness and "normalize" the topic of cancer."
Kristina Korcinová
"Cancer has taken a lot from me, but I feel my strength now more than ever."
Sharlota
"As a Soldier, I'm here to fight for whoever needs it."
Jana Boudníková
"We never know what fate will bring us in life, but everything can be overcome."
Eliška Podzimková
"It's good to ask the patient straight out what they're going through, what's going on, rather than having an awkward silence."
NobodyListen
"Once you hear it, you'll remember it forever, Fuck Cancer."
Tomáš Pangrác
"I was 17 at the time and had completely different plans."
Natálie Kotková
"This is definitely a topic I want to get out to as many people as possible."
Maxim Habanec
"The greatest fighters are those who fight this disease."
Karolína Žohová
"I feel stronger today, more than ever."
Sebastián Starý
"I composed a poem that became the anthem Fuck cancer, I still can't believe it."
David Kozma
"A man who says he finds FUCK CANCER vulgar deserves a few slaps"
Martin Mikyska
"It's easy enough these days to just surround yourself with carefree fun. Living in a bubble of positivity and good feelings."
Zea
"If you find Fuck Cancer vulgar, try to figure out which of these two words is more vulgar."
Tereza & Milan Bendovi
"It's a topic that should resonate much more in society."
Daniel Chmelíček
"Just don't fuck it up and enjoy life as much as you can."
Michaela Šromotová
"Just because a person has cancer doesn't mean they're contagious."
Filip Jankovič
"Empathy to me means humanity."
Simona Dočkalová
"I believed we would be together forever... until death. And we were."
Milada Horová
"I will be undergoing treatment for the rest of my life, but that doesn't mean I have to sit at home on my ass. I want to enjoy life, not just survive."
Lukáš Veitl
"These people need tremendous support, and not just from me, not just from you, but from everyone."
Veronika Nemčoková
„A negative mind will never give you a positive life.“
Jan Komínek
"As a Soldier, I fight for everyone, it affects us all."
Lucie Bělehradová
"Live each day as if it were your last."
Natálie Stejskalová
"FUCK CANCER - this is such a lightweight concoction of what we can call it."
Miroslav Romaniv
"Fuck Cancer for me is a clear answer to this disease, which is definitely not easy."
Anna Hončíková
"I fight for all my peers who are going through this disease."