When It Happens To You

When It Happens

To You

Your heart sinks as you hear the diagnosis; it’s a cancerous tumor and it must be removed as soon as possible.

Everything came to a standstill. This was the second time in my life that my soul stood still. I felt myself moving into a blanket of silence, shutting out the world around me. The words echoed inside my head, there was silence. I have cancer! It was the milestone I never expected. All I could think of was; what have I done to my body, how could I have let this happen to me?

How can I have cancer?

Things moved swiftly after the diagnosis. The surgeon advised, the tumor was 8 cm and needed to be removed as soon as possible. The cancer was only in one breast. It was only a matter of time before the other one was cancerous. Surgery, a bilateral mastectomy, and at the same time reconstruction.

It’s not all your fault

I still could not believe it! How on earth could I have a cancerous tumor. “It’s not all your fault,” the surgeon said reassuringly, “we live on a toxic planet.” Now what…

What have I done to my body?

Even if the world we live in is toxic, I thought I was eating healthy… no, I wasn’t. I was stress eating, the comfort foods, bread, pasta, sugar, starch, cheese. Never mind about food, I had to think about the surgery…

Did the cancer spread?

The machines would scan the body and be able to tell if the cancer had spread from the breast area. I knew it hadn’t, but the surgeon needed the scans before the surgery…

Breast Reconstruction

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Chemotherapy and Radiation

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Cancer, Life or Death?

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Nutrition

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A Soul Journey

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You are what you eat and you are what you think

Unhealthy

Healthy

before

After

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Life

What Have I Done To My Body

By Joan | Nov 7, 2018

We live in a toxic world... A bilateral mastectomy, drastic! But I knew the surgeon was right, the tumor had to be removed. Trying to remove it naturally was an option. I paused for a moment considering this option, but in an instant my instinct was no. There was...

Life

It’s Not All Your Fault

By Joan | Nov 2, 2018

Did the cancer spread? Find out... The next step was to see if the cancer had spread the lymph nodes above the tumor were cancerous. I was still reeling and felt out of control. I couldn't even find the energy to be optimistic, instead I slumped into the chair and...

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