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I am a breast cancer survivor. I feel good saying that now but that’s not how I’ve always felt. I mean, this wasn’t supposed to happen to me. I did everything I was supposed to do. I ate right, I exercised, I didn’t run the streets when I was young, I prayed regularly and I even went to church every Sunday. I did everything that I was supposed to do to be healthy. Then, one day, I found this lump on my breast. I didn’t panic at first. I didn’t feel the need to overreact. It was probably just some allergic reaction that I was having to something new. Yes, that’s what it had to be. It couldn’t be cancer.
I went to the doctor, fully prepared to hear that I was going overboard. Then my doctor gave me the news. I felt like my stomach fell out of me. I wanted to just fall down and cry, but I couldn’t. There was no time to lose. The first thing we did was talk about my treatment options. After a long talk with my family, I decided to go with surgery and chemo. I prayed even more during the chemo. I really started thinking about death right then. I didn’t think being a breast cancer survivor was in the cards for me.
I wanted to get depressed, but every time I tried, someone pulled me out of it. My husband would do something cutesy or my son would say something wise or my friends would take me someplace. Probably the most important place they took me was to a breast cancer support group. I was a bit reluctant to go, but I think going there may have saved my life. I drew strength from the women there, and I became determined that I, like them, would be a breast cancer survivor. Go Pink!
The important thing I learned from them was to keep going. You can’t let breast cancer beat you. I want to scream that from the rooftops. I want to tell every breast cancer patient on earth to join a support group and to get into treatment as soon as possible. For the women who don’t have it, don’t wait until you get the news. Get a mammogram every year and give yourself a breast exam regularly. Catching it early could be the difference between being a breast cancer survivor and a breast cancer victim. I’m glad there are so many foundations for breast cancer out there, if you want to show your support, please join them.
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