Friday, February 2, 2007
My Preventive Practices. How am I doing?
My preventive practices changed eight years ago. I always ate good and exercised a lot, however, my plans changed once I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I realized eight years ago that life can be taken away so quickly. A diagnosis of cancer changes anyone and how you look at your life. I follow up with every doctor appointment that is required, including surgeon, radiologists, and oncologist. In our rate your preventive practices all answers were yes. As I answered all these questions I realized that i have done a good job so far on preventive care. In recent years, my father has been diagnosed with kidney and colon cancer that adds more care for me. To me, being happy in life is taking care of yourself.
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Wow. I cannot imagine what it must be like to have experienced what many of us are just reading about.
You are very smart to have already practiced prevention and taken good care of yourself. Imagine if you had not been your own personal advocate and been ready for what your body was going to have to endure.
It sounds like you fit the statistics well because you not only take care of yourself, your kids and family, but your father also. These added responsibilities are just what we have been studying about and specifically is in an area we need to learn more about so that we can better help the women we will teach.
It is so much more than just surviving – it is about learning how to live in this stressful and diverse society. You will be a real model and motivator for the rest of us as we attempt to obtain our own health and teach others how to do it and be inspired. Keep up the good work and hang in there.
Go girl!
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