When you hear the words, ” You have breast cancer”, it is most likely the most frightening statement you have heard in your entire life. It’s so emotional that words can not describe the pain you feel inside. Feelings you may have never felt before start to pour over you, like being angry, shocked, scared and even denial. After talking to your doctor after your diagnosis, you probably will be very confused as to where to start dealing with your breast cancer, and it might be hard to remember what all they had told you. This is normal, especially seeing that no person is in a clear state of mind to remember anything after hearing, “You have breast cancer…”.

After you know that you have breast cancer, no matter what stage it may be, remind yourself that it does NOT mean you are going to die and it is not a sentence to death.  The survival rate of breast cancer today is so much higher than it has ever been before, and not to mention that breast cancer is a very treatable disease, so try your best to remain calm and understand that it is not the end of the world. Life is precious and time being spend worrying about something is only time lost, and time flys…so live your life as positive as you can. The more positive you are about your situation means a much better outcome in the end. There are over two and a half million women in the world today that have heard the same words and diagnosis many more years ago than today, and they are still alive and well and continue to live their lives productively and as happy as ever, if not more.  In life we all go through some kind of shocking event that seems to have absolutely no purpose but to hurt us emotionally or physically, but in time turns out to change our lives for the better, and makes us appreciate things we never paid too much attention to before, or maybe never put in the time to achieve.



First accept the fact of having breast cancer, whether it is you or a loved one, and tell yourself that you will do everything in your will power to resolve and be successful in this fight against breast cancer. Having breast cancer is very emotional for not only the person who is diagnosed, but also to those aroung them, like family or friends. If you are a friend or family member of someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, make sure that you are there for them physically and emotionally, and help them to stay positive about treatment and recovery through this battle. With love all things are possible, and love seems to heal a lot more than we believe. You have the strength..So be strong. You never know how strong you are until you have no other choice.

Get as much information as you are able to, relating to your diagnosis, and understand you are going to have many feelings that you have never had before, but know that everything will work out in time for best. Plan on who you want to inform about your diagnosis of breast cancer, plan on meeting somewhere together to speak with them in person about this, and remember that the more support you have…the better. We all need support, and this is one of those times when you will need it the most, so talk to friends and those around you about how you are feeling. Also, it is always good when you are planning your treatment, to participate and listen to everything your health care physicians tell you. Whatever emotion you are feeling, do not hold it back. If you need to scream at the top of your lungs-cry your heart out-or even break something out of anger-do it. I am not recommending you break everything in your house after you hear bad news…just that it is never good to bottle up emotions, especially these. You have every right in the world to feel whatever it is that you might be feeling at this time, so know that it is okay. A few weeks after you have heard the news and have been diagnosed, your emotions may be off balance, and your mind will probably be going a hundred miles an hour with questions…it’s natural, so don’t beat yourself up inside. It’s good to speak with someone who is objective and positive, when you are picking up the phone to dial a friend, to talk about how you’re feeling or to get advice from. If you feel like you don’t have anyone to talk to, don’t be embarrassed to seek counseling. It always helps to get your feelings out, and personally I think it’s very good for you to be able to seek professional help, whether it is because of breast cancer or another reason. Counseling is a miracle to many people on this road to recovery. There is a very useful book that my mother and I have bought, and it has many helpful cancer advice and tips. I recommend this to any person dealing with cancer, to read this book. There is a link below that says, “click here” and will take you to the page where you can see more.

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