Each new year, many make resolutions for change. For the person with cancer, resolutions are important but also need to be realistic.
BY Bonnie Annis
PUBLISHED December 31, 2019
Bonnie Annis is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed in 2014 with stage 2b invasive ductal carcinoma with metastasis to the lymph nodes. She is an avid photographer, freelance writer/blogger, wife, mother and grandmother.
The new year always slides in with a bang and with it come hopes and dreams for a better future. It’s an exciting time of year for me. It’s a clean slate, the chance for a do over.
But I haven’t always looked to the new year with anticipation.
When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, I wasn’t sure I’d see the new year. I was diagnosed in July and the new year was six months away. All I could think about was getting through the day. There were no plans for the future. Thankfully, as fate would have it, I made it through the rest of that year and did celebrate the new year, but I did so with great trepidation.
Five cancerversaries have passed since that initial diagnosis, and each year since has been better than the one before it.
But I haven’t always looked to the new year with anticipation.
When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, I wasn’t sure I’d see the new year. I was diagnosed in July and the new year was six months away. All I could think about was getting through the day. There were no plans for the future. Thankfully, as fate would have it, I made it through the rest of that year and did celebrate the new year, but I did so with great trepidation.
Five cancerversaries have passed since that initial diagnosis, and each year since has been better than the one before it.
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