Abe Bren uses positivity, daughter Gabs nnurding to battle cancer NBC New York [Video]

Aside from the nurses and doctors who work there, Abraham “Abe” Bren might know the halls of Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center better than anyone. He’s currently battling cancer for the fourth time, after also surviving a heart attack.

“I’ve been a professional sick person for the last 12 years,” Abe told NBC10. “You know, the place becomes your house.”

The U.S. Air Force veteran has survived a triple bypass, prostate cancer, and kidney cancer, which then spread to his lungs. He’s undergone different treatments throughout the years, beginning when his daughters were in high school in South Jersey.

“It’s hard when you’re everything to a family and all of the sudden everything stops,” Abe said. “It’s very frustrating.”

After supporting her father through his appointments and hospital stays, Abe’s daughter Gabriela “Gab” Bren decided to become a nurse. Now, she works on the oncology unit where her dad gets treatment.

“I didn’t know that it was something I …