As you may have noticed I have been a little absent the last few weeks. On November 18, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. What a shocker! As you may imagine, a lot of different thoughts and emotions have occupied my mind, my body, and my time during the last few weeks.
Not, all is bad though, unless I let it overcome me. I am, now more than ever, extremely grateful to my Father in Heaven for my life, my wonderful family, my loving husband, my happy baby daughter and the infinite joy they bring to my life. I am grateful for my courageous loving parents and their unconditional love and help they provide to me every single day. I am greatful for my great friends and acquientances who have offered a helping hand. I am specially grateful to those who have encouraged to be strong, faithful, and happy. I know some of you want to know want more and have asked what stage of cancer I am in. And to answer that I can only say, "I don't know". Doctors have not been able to describe it to be that that way, at least not in my case. And to be honest with you, who cares? I am ALIVE, I am here, and I am planing on continuing to do so!
Why did this happen to me? I asked myself so many times. Why me? I DO NOT wish this upon anybody, but I truly never thought I would become a statistic either. I have eaten right, danced, worked out, relaxed, exercised a lot of discipline, and never suffered from any serious illnesses other than having my tonsils removed at age ten. I have ALWAYS felt great physically and I still do. I grew up in beautiful South America where I ate only organic. I became a vegetarian during my first year in college. I subsequently became a vegan. Years later, I was introduced to the "raw food diet" by my ballet dance teacher and some other dancers. This type of stuff only happens to people that not take care of themselves, I USED to think. Oh boy was I WRONG! No wonder why my Father in Heaven tests their children like me!
My understanding is being opened before my eyes! If I don't learn things on my own, He will make ME learn them!. What a great lesson in HUMILITY! Did I need it? ABSOLUTELY! Would I change a thing about my life? ABSOLUTELY NOT! I am alive, I am happy, so there is nothing to feel sorry about! I am fighting this cancer and I will WIN! I value things now more than ever! My Heavenly Father LOVES me and ANSWERS my prayers! I appreciate everything around me!
Why me? Perhaps because I am learning to me more grateful, compassionate, caring, STRONG, faithful, happy, etc. etc. etc. I am also learning how to better treat others that may me going through similar or different struggles, sicknesses, or pain, among many other things. I am alive and well! I am just A NEW ME UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Just bear with me and keep me in your prayers!
To be continued...
Why did this happen to me? I asked myself so many times. Why me? I DO NOT wish this upon anybody, but I truly never thought I would become a statistic either. I have eaten right, danced, worked out, relaxed, exercised a lot of discipline, and never suffered from any serious illnesses other than having my tonsils removed at age ten. I have ALWAYS felt great physically and I still do. I grew up in beautiful South America where I ate only organic. I became a vegetarian during my first year in college. I subsequently became a vegan. Years later, I was introduced to the "raw food diet" by my ballet dance teacher and some other dancers. This type of stuff only happens to people that not take care of themselves, I USED to think. Oh boy was I WRONG! No wonder why my Father in Heaven tests their children like me!
My understanding is being opened before my eyes! If I don't learn things on my own, He will make ME learn them!. What a great lesson in HUMILITY! Did I need it? ABSOLUTELY! Would I change a thing about my life? ABSOLUTELY NOT! I am alive, I am happy, so there is nothing to feel sorry about! I am fighting this cancer and I will WIN! I value things now more than ever! My Heavenly Father LOVES me and ANSWERS my prayers! I appreciate everything around me!
Why me? Perhaps because I am learning to me more grateful, compassionate, caring, STRONG, faithful, happy, etc. etc. etc. I am also learning how to better treat others that may me going through similar or different struggles, sicknesses, or pain, among many other things. I am alive and well! I am just A NEW ME UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Just bear with me and keep me in your prayers!
To be continued...
