Stress with the diagnosis and living with breast cancer

Beyond the stress that comes with being diagnosed with cancer and the treatments... just the stress of trying to maintain your livelihood, your marriage, your home.

For me the whole journey was stressful, but I am thankful I pulled through. Probably one of the more challenging moments was the decision to go through with the mastectomy as not only was it an operation that hopefully would remove all the cancer cells, but it would also leave me in a physical condition that affects a women strongly mentally, emotionally, and physically. 

However, eventually, you find out your true strength through times like these. I have learned a lot about myself and the strength I have!