Being Cancer Happy

Cancer is a word you never want to hear, but when you do it changes your entire life. However, it does not have to be the end of happiness or living. Being Cancer Happy is an informative cancer self-help book to encourage happiness while fighting cancer.

I found out at 38 I had breast cancer. I was a a wife, daughter, and mother to two young children. I was able to maintain my happiness while in the midst of life, treatments, side effects, and all things cancer. I believe you have to make your happy happen.

It was not always easy, but I found ways to manage living, laughing, and loving through it all. I used my life experiences, humor, and positive outlook to define cancer and provide a positive spin on a terrible situation.

Written for those affected by cancer, Being Cancer Happy uses personal stories, as well as inspiring questions, to help people find their own cancer happy. Amy Brock is proud to offer her debut work, Being Cancer Happy is now available in both print and ebook versions.

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How did I want cancer to be defined? I had the ability to make the meaning of word cancer to my children, husband, and family. I realized my family was going to go on this journey with me. It would be the experiences we faced that would define their perspectives on cancer, on facing life’s adversities, and on me.

Keeping a positive outlook becomes a choice. It was a choice to smile during pain, to be strong when tired, to be hopeful when sad, to laugh when hurting, to stay happy during difficulty, and to keep a positive self-image after baldness, scarring, and illness. I made choices to be positive rather than negative.

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More biopsies... where? down there?

Cancer survivors are always wondering and waiting to see if something is going to happen, so it is only natural to worry when something is "off". Then when something turns out to be abnormal more testing and follow-ups are needed. It seems like a continual wave of worries. Sometimes our worries turn out to be issues. Sometimes our worries turn out to be nothing. Either way, we are going to worry... it's just an issue of determining how much and when we should really worry. Finding out my endometrium lining was so thick meant I needed to get a biopsy. What's an Endometrial Biopsy? An endometrial biopsy is a medical procedure in which a small piece of tissue from the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) is removed for examination under a microscope. The removed tissue is examined for cancer or any other cell abnormalities. Lucky me. Right? Now I get to go back the GYN only a few days after my initial exa

PINKTOBER

I love fall, it is my favorite time of the year. Instead of fall colors, I am surrounded by pink. Everywhere I look I see breast cancer paraphernalia being marketed and displayed. Companies look charitable. Social media is ablaze. The world is turning pink. I live pink. It is not just a Pinktober thing. Breast cancer has infiltrated my life, it is here year round. Pinktober is a double-sided sword for me. On one side I am grateful to whatever it takes to get people motivated, involved, concerned, donating, caring, or active in the cancer community. Then there is the other side, the part that makes almost all breast cancer survivors cringe… the blatant misrepresentation and misuse of all things Pinktober. Ironically, the whole breast cancer awareness month was created by a drug company. October was labeled National Breast Cancer Awareness Month where pink ribbons and merchandise began being sold without any regard to education or awareness. Breast cancer activists, like the fight

A Wanting World

The world seems off. The world seems off, and I am realizing how cancer has taught me something the world is missing. Throughout my cancer, I believe my focus has been on finding humor and joy in living. I have spent my time writing on ways to love life despite the cancerous black cloud looming around my body. I have wanted to share my twisted sense of humor in the hopes of inspiring others to possibly do the same. Cancer is a horrible terrible bad thing. It is something that often makes finding a positive hard. Yet, there are so many people who have found good things despite (and possibly because of) cancer. People who have learned lessons, including the meaning of appreciating life. The world seems off, yet, we (the cancerous) seem to have knowledge they are missing. The value of life. The appreciation of living. The fact that all the small things do not matter. The fact that we are all trying to love, live peacefully, and be healthy... and that we want that for others too!

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