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Tessa's Home Page My Motto: "If it isn't fun, it isn't worth doing'" There is a lot to know about me. I am a poet, a romantic, a hard working single mother, a peace keeper, a horsewoman, dog lover, cat slave, and I have cancer in my life. I didn't choose cancer like you choose a new blouse, it became a part of my life strictly by chance, hormones, the wages of lifestyle, and genetics. I am sure there are other factors that have come into play, I just don't know what they are yet. It is my belief that I am more than a woman with breast cancer. I am a woman first. A woman who has been faced with decisions and fear I don't know if I have the tools to fight. I know I can, as my mother fought pancreatic lymphoma for eight years after the 6 months they gave her to live passed. Can I win? You bet! Will it be easy? Not on your life. I am writing this journal to give other women out there the benefit of my experiences. Perhaps it will save you some steps, perhaps you can learn something from the things I will write. Perhaps you will be better prepared for some of the decisions you will have to face, either for yourself or to help a loved one. Perhaps it will save a life. Either way, I won't lie to you. This is not prettied up for polite company, and it won't win any awards for journalism, but it will give you some insight into the world of fear that cancer thrives on. It will give you one perspective on how to fight it, and maybe, just maybe, it will help me. Take notes, send the link to your friends, share my triumph over this horrible disease as I know I will win. Go back and read my motto, it will be important as you read the following journal. Thanks for reading so far, and thanks to all my family and friends for their support. Tessa |
