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Happiness Republic
Happiness Republic Member Posts: 10
in Breast Cancer #1

Hi ladies, 

I'm Vickie Scott-Matthew. I'm a four year survivor. Four years ago I was diagnosed with Paget's Disease of the breast. Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. HER2 positive, hormone negative. I did a double mastectomy, 6 rounds of chemo and a year of herceptin treatment.

I took about a year off work and during that time I discovered the benefits of practicing happiness and changing my mindset. I breezed through my recovery as a result.

I've since become a certified life coach (I already have a psychology degreee).

Many of us are fearful that our cancer is going to come back, or concerned about our finances or angry that our relationships have changed. I know that I can help.

I want to work with women who are overwhelmed and paralysed with fear that their cancer is going to come back. I will help them replace their negative feelings with positive ones so that they can start to heal from the inside and feel confident that they're healthy for good. It all comes down to loving yourself.

My question is: Does this resonate with you?

I'm really pumped to get started on this new business venture and I want to make sure I offer something that breast cancer survivors will find valuable.

I truly appreciate your opinions and critisism.

Nothing but love, 

Vickie

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  • peony
    peony Member Posts: 306 Member
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    I worry that it might come

    I worry that it might come back in my breast or some other location, but it's not prominent in my thoughts. By the time I got through treatment, I had been through so many twists and turns, hit roadblocks, got knocked down and got back up-  that I reached a point of acceptance. I would accept anything that came down cancer road with grace, good humor, and as much strength as I could summon. That kind of fear would indeed be paralyzing. I'd rather see if it can hit a moving target.

  • Sasu
    Sasu Member Posts: 39
    edited October 2016 #3
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    Breezed through recovery? free programs at

    If happiness aided a person's recovery, i would be further along...recovery wise.  I, too, had not a wonderful time with my chemo.  It was the worst.  Peony....I understand.   Between side effects and allergic reactions, needing additional surgery in the middle of it all. I had every bad reaction possible plus a few more, and yet i am still here.

    The extra kicker was the herceptin.....it should be an "easy" treatment after the horrors of the rest.  Wrong.  

    Yet happiness was not an issue. I was and am still here.  Our family has grown, marriages, grandchildren have been born.  All through my treatment life still went on And Inwas thrilled and still am.  

    My recovery sucks.   I finished  my sixth year of recovery.  Most days I'm at 65 percent, physically.  On a super day i push 75 percent of what I should be.  My feet are numb, my hands shake, my digestive system is so messed up after the third bout with c diff. My eyesight is messed up.   I simply cannot babysit my two year old grandbaby Because i truly cannot catch up to her if she gets away from me.  Physically i feel like a hundred year old woman in a sixty year old body.

    My comment for you is this.....i don't like your plan.  There are free programs and groups available for this at our local cancer center.  They cost nothing to attend.  

  • Sasu
    Sasu Member Posts: 39
    edited October 2016 #4
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    Business idea

    i had a hiccup when i posted.....

    perhaps a better fit for you would be as a life coach?  Cancer patients are already strapped financially.....

     

  • Happiness Republic
    Happiness Republic Member Posts: 10
    edited October 2016 #5
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    Thank you

    Hi ladies, thank you for your comments. They're going to help me a lot as I move forward.

    I appreciate your candour.

  • LiseA
    LiseA Member Posts: 266
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    I agree with Sasu.  

    I agree with Sasu.  

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