The secret to positivity through breast cancer treatment

People keep asking me how I am maintaining such a positive outlook through breast cancer treatment.

I was going to write a post about how I perceive having amazing friends and family, physical activity, nutrition, growing a baby and fake eyelashes as the elements that keep me feeling in control, confident and positive.  Make no mistake, I do believe that these five elements play really big roles but there are three even more impactful elements, namely sick leave, free healthcare and maternity leave.

Living in Denmark means I am able to take paid sick leave and receive free healthcare and working for an amazing company means that I have six months of maternity leave with full pay.  Fact.  It must be stated that relieving myself of the American guilt and ego of not working was no easy task but now I really see the ability to focus solely on my health and the health of our baby (without bills stacking up!) as the key reasons I am so positive-minded.

The flashes of guilt and ego still make their appearance but then I am washed with a sense of good luck.  I feel so so fortunate to not have the stress of work or filling out insurance forms taking my energy.  I have made work the centerpiece of my life for almost 15 years. Now my body, my mind and my baby need to be priorities.  I think most would give into this rationale as I did.  

Unfortunately, if I was living in the US the mere concepts of completely free healthcare and paid sick leave give meaning to a second definition of 'foreign policy'.  It's the warm embrace of Denmark when the shit hit the fan that makes it easier for me to swallow Danish taxes than move back to the US.  I don't have to eek out a sense of normalcy at work or feel that I need to watch my back with insurance companies.  All I have to do is focus on treatments, naps, family and friends, physical activity, nutrition, my baby's arrival in 2.5 months and fake eyelashes.

Mary Caton came to visit me!  She thought she'd be stroking my hand while I laid in bed.
Little did she know we'd go to a pilates class!





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