Statements to live by in making this time of year a little easier.
PUBLISHED December 15, 2017
Martha lives in Illinois and was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in January 2015. She has a husband and three children, ranging in age from 12 to 18, a dog and a lizard.
Three years ago this month, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My husband and I kept it a secret until after Christmas. It wasn’t hard since I hadn’t started treatment and we didn’t know the important stuff—stage, drugs, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy
Since then, December is the moment when emotions I’ve felt throughout the entire year threaten to swallow me whole. The end of one year and the start of another is traditionally a time to reflect but with a diagnosis of metastatic cancer, that reflection is difficult and feels dangerous. After all, December holidays celebrate the very things I lose with this diagnosis—time with my family and new beginnings.
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