Writing what you know
On the eve of breast cancer awareness month I am thinking about the old saying - write what you know. As a breast cancer survivor with two others in my family (sadly as I lost one of my sistesr in January to this disease), this is something I know. I know what it is to be a survivor myself as well as a family member to someone with the disease. Does that mean I should write about it?
When I was first diagnosed I didn't talk about it at all. I didn't want people to know I was "sick". I didn't want sympathy. I wanted to kick its butt, move on with my life and never think about it again. Ha, that was a silly notion.
Just past my one year anniversary I walked the Komen 3-day 60 mile walk. To say it changed my life is an understatement. Cancer didn't change me but sharing it did. I talked about my cancer and learned about other people's experiences. Months of training and then a very concentrated three days of talking and sharing. To this day I'm still talking about it.
Should I write about this disease? It seems to me as if I don't have a choice. I am compelled to share my story and to listen to the story of other survivors and their families. However I share I believe it helps someone. Someone experiencing the disease who needs to know that you can survive it. You will come out on the other side a new person.
Periodically over the next month of posts I will share some of my story here with you. I hope it shines a light on this disease for you.
Happy trails,
Leslie
When I was first diagnosed I didn't talk about it at all. I didn't want people to know I was "sick". I didn't want sympathy. I wanted to kick its butt, move on with my life and never think about it again. Ha, that was a silly notion.
Just past my one year anniversary I walked the Komen 3-day 60 mile walk. To say it changed my life is an understatement. Cancer didn't change me but sharing it did. I talked about my cancer and learned about other people's experiences. Months of training and then a very concentrated three days of talking and sharing. To this day I'm still talking about it.
Should I write about this disease? It seems to me as if I don't have a choice. I am compelled to share my story and to listen to the story of other survivors and their families. However I share I believe it helps someone. Someone experiencing the disease who needs to know that you can survive it. You will come out on the other side a new person.
Periodically over the next month of posts I will share some of my story here with you. I hope it shines a light on this disease for you.
Happy trails,
Leslie
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