Dear Diary,
2 years ago I went to battle and successfully beat breast cancer. It hasn’t always been easy, quite frankly this has been the hardest 2 years of my life…I’ve had 3 major surgeries in 3 years when I thought it would be 1 and done. I didn’t know I would be 39 and in true menopause. The hysterectomy was definitely unexpected but necessary. Without it I may have gotten uterine cancer too. I was so naive in thinking I would just take my boobs out, get new smaller ones and life would go back to normal. Nooope life is not what it used to be but this is my new normal. I’m more grateful and appreciative for every single day. I cherish every hug from everyone and cuddles from Kimchi…to think there are millions of women who have undergone bilateral mastectomies as well and have zero feeling in their chests. I’m definitely one of the lucky ones even though it doesn’t always seem like it.
I truly am blessed to have the life I’m living. It’s not what I pictured or even imagined in my wildest dreams but it’s my reality. I’m relatively healthy, I have such a strong support system and I’m able to just trucking on. I definitely think a major part of this is my attitude and ability to keep moving forward. I can’t let the setbacks and disappointments hold me back. There’s so much life to live and so little time. Hopefully this year I’m able to focus more on what’s in front of me and be a better version of myself. My goal for this year is to FINALLY get back into a non-round shape and just be healthier…Hopefully there aren’t anymore surprises and we’re able to cruise…until then…G
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