Keep JOY alive

It happened to me! Diagnosed with high risk luminal-type (b) breast cancer at 43. I received positive biopsy results March 2015, one year to the day of losing my true love to a heart attack, and then lost my left breast in mid-April.

My faith in God and my surgeon's skill allowed me to move on with life after surgery without worry. God is good! ♡

I did the best thing for the sake of staying alive and quickly had a mastectomy. Because I put life before vanity, I was not able to get reconstruction. Three years later it's finally starting to affect me. I've been okay with what I was left with, but I hope life doesn't always have to be this way. Despite my age, which is only a number, I am still young and have a lot of living to do. I've lost more than I could explain since 2014, but that doesn't mean my life stopped.

As of March 2020, I am still cancer free and expect to stay that way.  My health is a constant rollercoaster ride with chronic and severe anemia, but I manage to keep kicking.  When facing troubling circumstances in life, nothing is more important than hope through unwavering faith and being grateful. 

I'm still Joy no matter the valley or climb.  Still, finally achieving some stability and financial security in life for myself sure would be nice.  If that's not something you ever have to say in your life, know that you're doing okay. 

**Peace ♡ Love  &  JOY**