It's Day 27 of the WEGO Health Activist Writer's Month Challenge and the finish line is in sight! Today's task: List the five most difficult things about having breast cancer, as well as the five good things that keep me going. A total of 10 things I got out of cancer.TOP 5 CONS OF HAVING BREAST CANCER
- Being forced to face my mortality
- Having a lack of energy during the day and trouble sleeping at night
- Hiding my under-construction chest
- Taking Tamoxifen
- Spending so much time dealing with doctors appointments, preparing for surgery, having surgery, recovering from surgery and follow-ups — it's inordinate, ridiculous, and a full-time job!
TOP 5 PROS OF HAVING BREAST CANCER
- Taking a stand against Pinktober (read my posts here, here and here)
- Discovering a vibrant, worldwide and uber-supportive web of fabulous, fascinating and funny cancer survivors
- Realizing that right now, this moment, is the only "for sure" that any of us have
- Making exercise, eating well and being kind to myself a top priority
- Falling in love with writing again — and finding my voice via this blog
