Piotr Balicki, a journalist associated with TVN, lost the fight against cancer. A few months ago, he talked about his illness in “The City of Women” on TVN Style. – When it is good, when I do not feel pain, when the energy is 100 percent, because there are such days, then I suddenly forget that I am sick – he said. He admitted that when he heard the doctor’s diagnosis, he was going through difficult times. “I wanted him to tell me then that I would get out of this.” He couldn’t tell me that. You know, this is a doctor – said Balicki.
At the age of 38 Piotr Balicki died. He was a co-creator of TVN programs such as “Mam Talent!”, “X-Factor” and “Little Giants”. The journalist has been struggling with melanoma for several months.
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On May 15 this year, Balicki appeared in the TVN Style program “City of Women”, in which he talked about his illness. When asked what a young person felt when he heard such a diagnosis, he replied: – There is only one thing that governs then, at least for me from the very beginning, that is fear.
“It’s just fear, nothing else,” he added. He admitted that “when this fear passes even for a moment, normal Piotrek is turned on and a joke and a sense of humor are turned on”. – When it is good, when I do not feel pain, when the energy is 100 percent, because there are such days, then I suddenly forget that I am sick. So the joke turns on, he explained.
However, he added that when pain occurs, it “causes fear” that “something is happening” about the disease.
Interview with Piotr Balicki in the “City of Women” program on TVN Style
Balicki: I wanted him to tell me then that I would get out of this
Balicki also recalled the moment when he heard the diagnosis of cancer. “A young man, younger than me, came to me and the first thing he said was: you have melanoma, we can’t find a place, we don’t know where it is, it’s probably hidden somewhere inside the skin,” he said.
The journalist said that he felt then “a total breakdown”. “I wanted him to tell me then that I would get out of this.” He couldn’t tell me that. You know, this is a doctor – he pointed out.
The guest of the “City of Women” added that he can say that he is “guided perfectly” by his doctor and feels “incredibly safe” with him. – First of all, he suggested that I switch to you, which was very important to me – said Balicki. “He gave me his phone number and said, if you feel physically ill, call me,” he continued. – For me, the basis for going through this disease is the relationship with the doctor – he noted.
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