National Breast Cancer Awareness Month—be sure to schedule an appointment with
your doctor to have an exam. Men need to remind their doctors, as well as it is
not longer only a women’s issue. Remind your close friends to do the same and
maybe schedule appointments for the same time so you can go together and have
moral support. It is important for us to be educated about all forms of cancer
and to take the necessary steps to stay healthy. Visit www.breastcancer.org to answer any questions you may have.
I am a breast cancer survivor and deeply grateful. I remember getting the
diagnosis and just going completely numb. I was like a zombie going through
motions of my life, getting up and going to work, cooking dinner, trying to
focus but all I could think was “I have cancer.” My friends and family got me
through it also a genius doctor who “got me” and understood that for me, it
would be a physical, emotions and also spiritual journey and had deep
discussions about all that. I am lucky in so many way, being “free and clear”
for over a decade now and also that I bonded with my female physician and she
asked me to stay involved in her practice as a counselor for the newly
diagnosed. I am honored and each time I work with someone who has just found
out they have cancer, I offer my story and all the success stories I have
witnessed while listening to their fears, dishing out lots of hugs and helping
them in any way I can. This is one of the best things I do with my life- using
my wisdom to help another.
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