Breast cancer can strike you in the middle of your occupied lives without leaving the slightest trace, and prominent symptoms don’t appear until a late stage. In some cases, it is painless, which is the saddest part because it escapes from being detected thus, until too much harm is already caused.
Do not sit assured that you will not develop the cancer; whatever you age of family history be. They may just increase or decrease your risk of getting it, but to be safe, get regular checkups, lest you wake up one morning to find a slightly limp breast and discover you are at an advanced stage of breast cancer.
It is very encouraging finding and talking to a person who has survived a bout of breast cancer, whether it is you or someone you know who has it, it can lend a sort of strength to get through the hard times when you didn’t think it would be possible. You will need this strength to stand up to the people who may belittle you, or try to tell you that having it is no big deal.
There are people who can not even think of handling something as gruesome as cancer, and it’s only natural. And not everyone you meet will sympathize with you, or share your grief, and if they did, only tears and mourning would prevail in the world. You will have to stand up alone, gather the courage to talk with doctors and know all there is to be known about the progress of your treatment. You have just one body, and you should do all you can to not let it go.
Your will is all it takes to overcome any force, even breast cancer, the survivors live to reaffirm that. You will feel scared sometimes, and that’s not a sign of weakness. Weakness will be if you feel piling up the fear and give up. Giving more stress to your already diseased body in the form of grief, fear, anger or dismay will worsen things for you. It is not a sin to be sad sometimes or to relieve yourself of worrying through angst - this is all a part of the healing process - just don’t let it get touch your core.
Do not think of your disease. Forget that you are ill. It is matters of your life, yes, therefore live every second of it, even if you’re physically ill. Revert all your energies to things you love, to things that make you happy, cultivate your gardening or reading or fashion designing hobby, be with friends you love to be, and those who make you laugh. You will discover your disease not governing you anymore, and your well-wishers will always be there to ensure your cancer gets treated, and you get healed.
