Their resentment and bitterness towards their parents grew over the years. Now a 7-year survivor, she urges women to get informed and have a reason to live. Immediately, as soon as you are diagnosed, get a lot of material and read about breast cancer. Meet survivors, because knowing women who have survived for 10 or 15 years gives you the strength to say, if she can do it, I can do it. Luisa's experience with breast cancer made her become an activist, working with Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization.
Stress is a popular explanation for illness in North America.
It may help women to explain the illness to themselves and help them to feel more in control of a frightening illness. The events of the last several weeks have played havoc with our emotional well-being. Most of us have experienced tension, sadness, anger, fear, and loss of control. In order to regain control of our lives, we must begin to heal and feel centered within ourselves. There are some simple things that we can do to begin restoring our emotional health.