High Five for #5

Here’s the thing about breast cancer. It doesn’t sleep. It doesn’t give up. It doesn’t discriminate. It steals those we love without even thinking twice. 

Be your own advocate because NOBODY knows YOU better than YOU. 12+years ago I beat it, but 2 years ago it attempted a comeback, but we were watching. Waiting. Guarding. So we caught it before it could even become a six-letter-word. I wasn’t having any of it. Today, over two years later, I finished what should be the final reconstructive surgery. Surgery #5. I feel so blessed to be facing all of this healthy- not in conjunction with any sort of treatment. And over a glass of wine, I will be happy to tell you all about God’s hand in this journey. I’m so grateful to Him for the doors he closed so that others might be opened to allow this. Because it wasn’t without its obstacles. But I knew it was what I NEEDED to do. It’s been a challenging two years on a lot of fronts. But it’s been such a relief to wake up without the worry I had before. Plus, my reconstruction came with some perks! I’m happy to talk about those over a second glass of wine 😉

All I can say is do what you need to do when you need to do it. So you will be around to do the things you want to do when you want to do them.