Having always thought of myself as someone who could handle anything, I learned that I didn’t have to do this on my own. Accepting help was okay
BY Kathy LaTour
PUBLISHED November 20, 2019
Kathy LaTour is a breast cancer survivor, author of The Breast Cancer Companion and co-founder of CURE magazine. While cancer did not take her life, she has given it willingly to educate, empower and enlighten the newly diagnosed and those who care for them.
Cancer was the first time I faced the possibility of my own death.I went into the experience as one of the new, liberated women. I knew I could take care of myself. I had proven it before.
The year before my diagnosis, I had given birth to a premature baby. Once she was declared healthy, raising my daughter was a joyful act of endurance and learning to live without much sleep. Endurance had never been a problem for me. At that time my energy level was twice that of most people, so even when my energy was low, I functioned more than adequately.
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