"Life's a climb, but the view is great" Miley Cyrus "Hannah Montana the movie"

I decided to write this blog as a way to release the anger I had felt when diagnosed and to just let loose. Writing is something I enjoy. On July 17th, my whole world came crashing down. My dermatologist told me I had cancer. I looked at my sweet,innocent girls and felt as though I had failed them. As I left the doctor's office, I did my best to keep a "strong face" for them. I felt as though I had failed because it is my job to protect them. To protect them from the truths of this cold, harsh world and I had failed. Or so I thought. So, please hold the phone, I am not depressed. Once I let the news sink in that I had not 1, not 2, but 3 types of breast cancer, I realized a few things. I realized life is worth living! Don't live life for others - live life for you! I realized that I was given this opportunity. Maybe one day I can help someone else deal with cancer. I can teach my girls that beauty isn't the clothes we wear, or the makeup on our face, or the hair on our head (which is bald right now). Beauty is how we treat people. Beauty is the way we react to things. Beauty is the way we handle life's trials. Ephesians 2:10 "For we are His handiwork, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, Which God prepared in advance for us to do." God allowed this sickness to happen to me. I may not fully understand for now. But I do know He is in control. I owe Dr. Weiner, his team of other doctors, and his staff everything. They caught my cancer in time. I am so thankful for the aggressive stance they took in finding my sickness and the treatment that followed. So please remember, as Miley Cyrus stated, "Life's a climb, but the view is great." Enjoy every minute of life the ups the downs, the good, the bad. It means you are alive! *Fight like a girl*