Tell People About It

"If cancer has affected you personally, tell people about it. I’ve found the experience very fulfilling and comforting."

Link: Michigander in Mass. Todd Van Hoosear

I cant emphasize enough how important that is. Before I had invasive lobular breast cancer I had no idea that there could be another sign of breast cancer that did not involve a hard pea-like formation in my breast. 

But that was not the case with this disease, or other forms of breast cancer. It's not the case with other kinds of cancer either. The more I learn the more shocked I am. Yes, you can be sure I plan to write more about that soon!

In the article linked above, Todd Van Hoosear talks about the cousin he lost to cancer at a young age and encourages us to not only share what our experience has been whether personal or through someone close to us, but to also learn what we can about the disease in it's many incarnations.

Knowing the symptoms and more about the process of diagnosing, treating, and living with cancer, which affects so many of us in all it's forms is something you owe to yourself.