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KEEPING A POSITIVE MINDSET WHEN WE GET BAD NEWS CAN HELP US GET THROUGH ANYTHING!

by Robbie Motter

I remember the day I got a call from my doctors’ office after I had a breast ultrasound and a biopsy asking me to come into the office. I had a terrible feeling that the news was not going to be great. I showed up for the appointment and was in the room when my doctor came in; she walked over to me and hugged me. Then she told me that I had Breast Cancer. I cried, and she continued hugging me. She told me it was in the early stage, and it would all be okay. I was sad when I left, and usually, I am more of a holistic medicine person, but I told myself I did not have time for this, and whatever I had to do, I would do and get rid of it, so I had the surgery and had the left breast removed so I am now eight years cancerfree.

At the time of my surgery, I was the President of a Women’s Club in my town, and so two days after I had my breast removed, I tied the tubes and ran a board meeting. Everyone was shocked to see me since I just had surgery, but I said I have a responsibility to the group; I take my job seriously. I also looked at the positive side of things. My doctor does not just believe in mammograms. She had an ultrasound done, and that’s where it showed up. It was near the breast bone and probably would not have shown up on a mammogram for a long time. I would have been in greater danger if it had progressed to another stage.

Another positive thing is I did not have to do Chemo or Radiation; God was watching over me. It did not get into my lymph nodes! Draining the tubes after surgery was a task, but we women can do anything, so we do it and move on like any task.

My doctor was very supportive and got me scheduled right away for the surgery. To this day, I make sure that I have my blood tests checked for the cancer markers. That way, I am sure that Cancer has not returned anywhere in my body.

I ended up with other surgeries after a reduction on the breast. I did not take out and added implants, so again, the tubes were an issue. I became great at pinning them and getting dressed up and kept SHOWING UP at events and meetings.

Each day I write in my gratitude journal all the things I am grateful for, including all the beautiful women in my life and in my networks that I get to help. When one is going through something like this, or any diagnosis, they should surround themselves with positive people. Positive persons who care for you, keep you uplifted, and who remember that you matter. This support helps you to get through it. So I say to each of you: stay healthy, get your mammograms done annually, and, if you get bad news, keep a positive attitude; keep your head up, and know you can get through anything.

I empower, inspire, educate, and connect women to become successful entrepreneurs and soar to greater heights than they imagined.

Motter is CEO/Founder of Global Society for Female Entrepreneurs, an author, radio host, certified national speaker. mentor and coach. She is the Global Society for Female Entrepreneurs Marketing/PR Consultant. Vist Motter at globalsocietyforfemaleentreprenuers. org and robbiemotter.com.