Hello, and welcome to the BellaOnline Breast Cancer Site. I am honored to have this opportunity to serve as your Breast Cancer Editor and look forward to creating a site that offers up to the minute information as well as being a warm and safe place to stop by and share your stories of experience, strength and hope with others who care. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome and will help me meet your needs in the best way possible.

In July of 2007, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and learned, as those of you who are fighting this disease know, that this diagnosis changes your life forever. Now, with my perspective from the “other side,” as a survivor, I can honestly say having cancer gave me back my life. To many people, that’s an odd way to look at the situation! It doesn’t mean that everything is perfect now, or that I experienced some sort of “divine miracle” during the course of my treatment. Far from it. There are physical issues from the cancer that will be with me forever, and changes had to be made in my lifestyle that were very disappointing. But I also discovered an inner strength and sense of gratitude that I wasn’t in touch with before cancer, and those are the things I try to hold onto now.

As I look to the future, I see breast cancer advocacy playing a significant role in my life. With the excellent traning I have received from the National Breast Cancer Coalition´s Project LEAD program, I look forward to truly making a difference in the lives of breast cancer patients and those at risk.

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