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30 something cancer survivor rebuilding my life.. in 2008 I got divorced after a 14 year marriage to a man i started dating when I turned 16. I was depressed for a year, then started to get my act together.. I had been a stay at home mother of 3 for 8 years before my divorce, so I needed to go back to school and gain some job skills so off I went, back to school.. 

Then in Jan of 2010 i was in the shower when I felt a lump in my breast.. scared to death i called the doctor.. It was cancer, stage 3C. I was found to have the gene for cancer as well.. I underwent 6 months of T.A.C. chemotherapy and had a double mastectomy and my ovaries removed. Then i went through 7 weeks of radiation.. In December of 2010 i was finally done. With a 45% chance of re-occurance hanging over my head...

I started to rethink my life during everything, to say it gave me a new perspective is an understatement. I lost 90 pounds in 2011 going from 290 to 200 pounds. From a size 24 to a size 16. I was working out, and feeling good about myself. I started dating again in the summer of 2011, meeting my current boyfriend in October of 2011. This last April he moved in..

Since Jan of 2012 I have slacked off.. It started with my reconstruction surgery.. I was not allowed to workout at all, so i got lazy.. I had the second part of my surgery just this April and finally have got the OK to go back to the gym, cardio only for now.. I weighed myself this morning to find I have gained back 20 pounds! UGH... This is not acceptable.. I need to get a grip on my life again..

I have many things to work on this summer, so to stay accountable i am doing this blog.. I want to rebuild my life into something to be proud of. My life is crazy sometimes.. But i imagine much like anyone elses life... so read or not.. ask questions or not.. I am happy to respond to anything you might think to comment on.. or not.. This is for me. :)

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