Tuesday, March 18, 2008

The Best Advice I've Seen So Far

In the face of uncertainty, worry, and fear, here's some good news: once you gain more and more information about your diagnosis, the easier it gets. The waiting really is the hardest part. Knowing what lies ahead will give you some control over your path.

Be strong, be weak, be a crazy person -- it's all necessary as you fight and recover and heal.

You may not know it now, but you will become the toughest person you know.

In time, you will encounter far more good than bad from this experience. Just be on the lookout, and you'll see.

Reading is good (Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book is the bible on breast cancer) but it can be scary too, especially on the Internet. Be careful.

Be an advocate for your own health. If something doesn't feel right, it probably isn't -- so pursue it until it does feel right.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Glad to hear you made it through the PET with such ease. You can and should read alot, talk to all sorts of people who will give you great advice and share their experiences but at the end of the day you have to make the best choice for you. In that regard there is no wrong decision. Only the right choice for YOU!!