Marcy
On the power of positive thinking…
“I got home, (after the diagnosis), and I got down on my knees, and I said, ‘Thank you…that I have health insurance.
And, thank you, that I have a family.
And, thank you, I don’t have young children at home.
Thank you, that I live in the metroplex and have access to good medical care.’
I mean, you get real basic.
I literally got on my knees.
Then, I got up and walked into the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror.
And I pointed at myself and said, ‘You know, you’ve got two choices. You can cry and feel sorry for yourself, or you can suck it up, and you can fight this.’
And that was decision I made.”
“Every day it’s a choice.
Every day, you can find something positive. I will tell you, my life is much more blessed.
And I had a wonderful life before, but it has been a blessing.
My attitude is that you have to be positive and have very few pity parties; it’s not constructive. You can change the dialogue in your head. It shows you who you are, and how strong you are.”
“My prayer, every day, is for the woman who finds out she has breast cancer.”
Marcy England | 51 | Grand Prairie, TX | mother of Charlie and Sam | wife to Kirk | homemaker
Diagnosis: Stage II Breast Cancer March 2009 | Bilateral Mastectomy April 2009 | Chemotherapy May – September 2009 | Radiation October – November 2009 | Survivor
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BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you for sharing your story. I am at the beginning of my journey – just had a lumpectomy and two lymph nodes removed, and am still awaiting pathology reports. Your comments are encouraging to me.
Thank you for being brave and sharing. I was diagnosed at the end of August. Had my surgery in October. I too am extremely thankful for all the same reasons. I feel so blessed that my cancer was non-aggressive and treatable. How am I so lucky? I got cancer but I’m here and I’m ok!