FACING FEAR: I HAVE CANCER
You're reading that correctly. I, Sara, a healthy 30-year-old, has breast cancer. Let me tell you, the big C does not discriminate. I was diagnosed with Stage 1 on October 14, 2021.
Essentially overnight, I went from a normal AF human, to someone now associated with the cancer community. I've been told I have "the best of the worst news." I caught it early, it's slow moving and definitive. It's been an emotional rollercoaster trying to grasp this is happening because the rest of me feels 110% FINE! But something inside is absolutely not fine.
I've decided to come out of my 100 day break and document this journey, because knock on f*cking wood, this is the ONLY time I'll have breast cancer in my life, so I might as well capture what happens, emotions, the ups, downs...all of it. You can listen to my latest episode, Facing Fear: I Have Breast Cancer now, on your favorite podcast app.
I'm not sure where this journey will take me, but I feel it's important to share to raise awareness and provide comfort to anyone else going through a scary diagnosis.
PROMPT
In honor of me, celebrate the last few days of Breast Cancer Awareness Month by doing one of the following...
Check yourself (and encourage your family to do so too)! Here's a guide on how to self examine.
Learn about your family's medical history. Here's a checklist on what questions to ask.
Donate to a breast cancer charity, National Breast Cancer Foundation put together some of the best, here.
Please feel free to share your action item with me in the comments below. It always feels good to write it out!
