# @bhern_method on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C5_WnC-RQGx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16250873-bhern-method-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/f0419b73df.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-04-20T16:53:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BOBBY HERNANDEZ (@bhern_method) — https://gondola.cc/bhern_method

## Caption

At times I didn’t feel what I’m about to say, but I am a very fortunate person. Cancer is ugly and it doesn’t just affect the person who has it. I remember the hardest part about knowing I had it was that I had to tell my loved ones that I had it. I wanted to not say anything to anyone, especially my parents, but my brother Jimi reassured me that if I did decide to share, my parents (and others) would want to be there to support me. And he was right, my support system during this time was unmatched.

I haven’t officially shared this publicly but I was diagnosed with stage 2b testicular cancer. The healthcare professionals call it a young man’s cancer. I was the perfect age for it. Luckily the advances in medicine and the research done by Dr. Einhorn have turned this once deadly cancer (fatal within two years of diagnosis) to a beatable cancer.

They say less than 1% of men catch this thing; so I guess I can officially say that I am top 1% in something 😎

I could not have done this alone. I saw a new side of life, a side I wish no one ever has to see and looking at life through that lens can really bring a person down. But like I said, I am fortunate, because I also saw another side of life, one that includes an outpouring of love and support by my parents, my family, my healthcare team, my friends, the tribeathleticsofficial community, and even strangers, and seeing life through that lens gives me strength to persevere.

It has been a challenging and uncertain road. I will be monitored for years to come but for now, it seems I can breathe and continue living life. I have never been so excited for my future as I am today.

If you or anyone you know has to deal with cancer please remember me as an outlet or a person of support and reach out to me. Having gone through a battle against it I would love nothing more than to be there for others who have to battle. I’m not perfect, but if I can help in any way I will.

Thank you for being there for me, and thank you for reading. Have a good day.

#bhernmethod #cancer #cancersurvivor #crossfit #crossfitcoach #fitness #fitnesscoach #health #testicularcancer #cancersupport #losalamitos #orangecounty #longbeach

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crossfitcoach, cancersurvivor, fitnesscoach, testicularcancer, fitness, cancersupport, bhernmethod, health, orangecounty, crossfit, cancer, losalamitos, longbeach

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