How did you know you were there? And then why was it the hardest?

You never really know where you are, right? And in treatment, you have certain milestones, right? You ring the bell at the end of chemo.

You ring the bell at the end of radiation.

You know, you're celebrating, you know, your surgery in your home.

And I really felt like those were moments really for everyone else.

Because, yeah, I got to ring the bell in chemo and I was so grateful to be done chemo.

But it's not like chemo's over and then all the side effects go away.

What would you tell them? What advice would you give them?

What would be like the basic skill set that one would need in healing as compared to like when you are in treatment?

Yeah.

So yeah, when you're in treatment, you're just fully present doing what is being asked of you, sleeping, healing, getting your nutrients to keep your body strong.

Afterwards, it's a lot because you have to process what you just lived through, right? Because when you're diagnosed...

Everything goes out the window, and it's what do I need to do to get more time, right? You can't buy more time.

What do I need to do to get more time? So you're not focused on how do I feel after hearing the doctor tell me that? How do I feel about being in chemo? How do I feel about my breast being amputated? How do I feel about my scars? How do I feel about the medication and the side effects? And how do I feel that I may never have the body that I had ever again because of all the hormones and things that are changing.

You're focused on pure survival.

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