{"id":440,"date":"2021-11-23T20:29:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T20:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mostcommoncancer.net\/?p=440"},"modified":"2021-11-23T20:29:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T20:29:34","slug":"living-with-breast-cancer-dont-lose-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostcommoncancer.net\/living-with-breast-cancer-dont-lose-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVING WITH BREAST CANCER – DON’T LOSE HEART"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Britta B\u00fcrgers had just become a mother when she lost her husband to cancer.\u00a0Nine years later, she was also found to have a tumor.\u00a0Here she tells\u00a0how she coped with her life with\u00a0<\/span>breast cancer<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and how she managed not to lose heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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CANCER DESTROYED MY YOUNG FAMILY<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cI was confronted directly with cancer for the first time at the age of 27.\u00a0My son was just six weeks old when my first husband was diagnosed with cancer.\u00a0He passed away six months later.\u00a0My husband played hockey and so the little bump in his thigh was initially mistaken for a harmless muscle hardening.\u00a0However, he suffered from a\u00a0<\/span>sarcoma<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0, which doctors initially wrongly diagnosed as a sports-related hematoma.\u00a0Nine years later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer myself.\u00a0Again I found myself across from a doctor who could barely look me in the eye and could not tell me “anything specific”.\u00a0“It doesn’t look good,” were his sobering words. “<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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DEFINITELY DON’T GIVE UP<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cI was shocked, discouraged and scared, at first I didn’t know what to do next.\u00a0But I didn’t want to give up and fight for my now two sons.\u00a0I have always believed that everything in life somehow has its meaning.\u00a0It is often the case that particularly severe crises show that something is not going well in life and offer the opportunity to change something.\u00a0So there is a chance to grow from it. “<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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RADICAL CHOICES<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cAfter various discussions with the attending physicians, it was clear that my chances of survival were not too high and so in the end I decided on the radical solution.\u00a0It had to be done quickly because I didn’t have much time … And so I decided to amputate first one breast and then the other, as well as chemotherapy and radiation.\u00a0As difficult as the decision was, it certainly saved my life and gave me the opportunity to go on living and to be there for my family. “<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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40 YEARS OF GOLF COMPETITIONS: ATHLETIC AGAINST CANCER<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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LIVING WITH BREAST CANCER AND THE RIGHT ATTITUDE<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cWhile I was still in hospital, I began to understand that cancer isn’t just about physical factors.\u00a0The psyche is of central importance.\u00a0I started to think about whether I am happy in my life, what life is like for me and what fulfills me.\u00a0I cut everything else out of my life.\u00a0I moved to Spain with my family for two years, then moved to my adopted country and now work as a therapist, which fulfills me a lot more than my old office job.\u00a0I also wrote a book in which I pass on my experiences and want to encourage and help other affected people and their families.\u00a0I shape my life much more consciously and enjoy every day more intensely. “<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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BREAST CANCER NEEDS MORE ATTENTION<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cI’ve been healthy for twenty years now.\u00a0I am grateful that I saw cancer as a challenge back then and did not give up.\u00a0It is very important to talk about your own experiences and to share them.\u00a0In order to draw attention to the important topic of breast cancer, I will again\u00a0take part\u00a0in the\u00a0<\/span>breast cancer run run by the German Cancer Aid<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0this year\u00a0.\u00a0It is a wonderful opportunity to give the disease more visibility and to support one another. “<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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