I am 56 years past my original breast cancer surgery. I am trying to look back and think about my journey, I know the first few years I did not expect to see 45, and tried to arrange my life since I had two children 6 and 8 years old and a husband I loved very much. But life seemed to go on and hope springs eternal and the fear began to subside. This is not to say everything was normal (what is normal) and I came to look at it this way. There are many other illnesses, and "conditon" that are life threatening and I did not seem to have contracted them, nor worry about them, so why continue to punish myself about this cancer. Keep a careful watch for anything that might seem different, and if you think something is different, make a doctor appointment and follow through. Don't let someone pat you on the head and say, "you are just worrying too much". If It can be taken off, do it. Once it is gone, no more worry. If it needs an MRI get it, you no longer have to worry. Life is good. Be your own Sherlock Holmes (take control). You can do it. Forgot to tell you I am 92
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