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Being Diagnosed With Cancer Was Best Day Of My Life
It all depends on your perspective
When I was in my 30s, I noticed that my right breast was pitted like a grapefruit or orange peel. I went to see my doctor who sent me to an oncologist.
When my husband and I arrived at his office, he panicked.
Turns out I had inflammatory breast disease.
At the time, 85% of the people diagnosed died within 18 months. Very few people made it 5 years or longer.
Yet, 20 years later, I am still alive. It’s true, I am currently fighting a metastatic brain, lung, and liver cancer. However, I would never have survived as long as I did if I hadn’t been diagnosed early.
Because I went to the doctor immediately upon detecting something wrong and because they diagnosed me correctly, I am still here today.
This has taught me a lesson on perspective.
While it is hard to hear bad news, the sooner you find out that you have a problem, the better able you are to deal with it.
Once I knew I had cancer, I made dramatic changes to my lifestyle based on the news.
I quit my job to remove that stress from my life.
