Jm reyes biography definition

Cancer patient JM Reyes has bagged 28 finisher’s medals from different racing events in the country, including one from the first and only Ironman Philippines

Photos courtesy of Mary Ann Saquing and JM Reyes

Dealing with your emotions after learning you have cancer is one of the hardest things you will have to endure.

You cannot simply overlook the anxiety, fear, and depression that come with the diagnosis. Treatments aside, a positive outlook on life and support from people are forms of antidote any cancer patient can rely on. And these have driven JM Reyes to survive for his family to the point that he also mustered enough strength and initiative to take up triathlon and beat cancer at the same time.

In May , Reyes learned of his illness after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma of the nasopharynx (the first stage of the cancer between the nose and throat).

He had to undergo at least 25 radiation therapy until it reached a