Twice she was hospitalized for complications. She adds if you have to lose a breast to save your life remember to look at the positives. If losing your breast can save your life that's not too high a price to pay. The most important thing is the rest of your life. In the midst of her own personal battle with cancer Wiseman struggles to maintain an optimistic attitude.
Self pity can be very crippling.
Fighting cancer is ongoing. If you get angry at the cancer that gives you the strength to fight it. To ward off depression she thinks it's important that women recovering from breast cancer get up every day, put on their makeup, dress and go out for coffee. You can take the attitude you're going to fight cancer with all your energy or you can wallow in self pity. You need to take the attitude you have too much to do to die.