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To Whom It May Concern:
Not too long ago, I came across something I scribbled in my journal back in 2019 when I was going through chemotherapy.
“If you make it to survivorship, don’t survive. Live.”
Since then, you can say I tried my best to keep that promise:
I moved across the country, bought my first house, started sharing my story online, traveled a lot, and reconnected with my passions.
There were opportunities, cancer scares, setbacks, and new beginnings.
I felt scared and uncertain most of the time, not knowing if I made the right decisions and whether a recurrence would make it all come to a halting stop.
I’m still figuring things out, but there’s one constant that has changed the way I’ve been approaching life after cancer.
When I start to feel fear, I think back to this promise, but more so, the person I made this promise with – my old self in treatment.
When things get tough in the here and now, I look back and I do it for her.
Breast Regards,
Michelle
P.S. View the short-form video version of this post on Instagram. I had much fun filming this one!
