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"I made a pact to into would cure me. I also made friends with the because I believed people died when they had chemo. On 9th January, I commenced six months of chemotherapy and at the end of February I started radiation. Right from the beginning I vowed that this was not going to change my life in any way. I continued working fulltime and as the breast clinic was not too far from my workplace, I went in my lunch break for a course of injections and tablets – two weeks on and two weeks off. Radiation was after work for five weeks, five days a week, for five minutes. As you can imagine, things got a bit hectic! I didn't lose all my hair but it did go very thin. And when it finally grew back it was curly – curls after chemo! The worst part for me was telling my children, especially my two daughters – what a legacy to lay upon them and the granddaughter I had been blessed with. I rang each of them and explained what had happened. Each child reacted differently. My eldest daughter read everything about breast cancer she could find, my youngest daughter "fell to pieces" and my son took it all in very quietly. Family and friends and my workmates at Post Haste were the backbone throughout my journey. Without their love and support I wouldn't have made it. When I was taking the pills and injections I made a pact to welcome everything into my body because that's what would cure me. I also made friends with the radiation machine. In the hallway waiting to go into radiation I radiation machine." my body because that's what had a little card that I would read "Do not be afraid. I am with you. I am your God. Let nothing terrify you. I will make you strong and help you. I will protect you." It took a diagnosis of breast cancer for me to realise life is very precious. I enjoy every minute of every day. I have a wonderful loving family, six beautiful grandchildren and amazingly caring friends. In December, I reach a milestone - 15 years - life is great! Dawn Yore welcome everything One of the best pieces of advice I gave to myself was to just take it easy. Not to push, not to have huge expectations… just put myself first. Susan B. Breast Cancer fighter