Acceptance. Does the word mean giving up… or settling in? Does it feel negative to you, or positive?
The answer to that probably depends a lot on your personality. Some of us avoid a battle at all costs. And some of us feel the desire to be adversarial –- and act on it -– multiple times a day. As you go through the cancer experience, you’ll face many crossroads; and some of them will define your limits of acceptance. The boundaries of your tolerance will be tested over and over again. If...
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Image: Jill -- Lumpectomy
Source: Breastcancer.org
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