Top 10 Reasons to Be Glad You Have Breast Cancer

2. You’ll experience how positive a place this world really is, in big and little ways. Maybe you’ll find your spirituality deepening, as you feel God keeping you safe during treatment. Perhaps the unexpected kindness of a casual acquaintance will move you to tears. Cancer means wearing your emotions on your sleeve for awhile; don’t be embarrassed. Take advantage of it; feel the love around you. And remember, the goodness in people doesn’t disappear once you’re past cancer. You just have to slow down enough to experience it.

1. Here it is. Are you ready? The #1 reason to be glad you have cancer: YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING CANCER–YOU’VE GOT IT! AWRIGHT! Cross it off the list.  

0. OK, so I lied. The VERY best reason to be glad you have cancer is that every now and then it makes you laugh. Like you just (hopefully) did.