Do you want to build a snowman? ☃️
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Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of things I normally wouldn’t do. Before having cancer, you wouldn’t really catch me outside in the winter. I hated winter. I hated snow. I hated anything cold. ❄️
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They say life after cancer is incredibly different, and they are right in so many ways, but they aren’t always a bad thing. Here is one of them.
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I appreciate the time I get with the girls in the snow now. I appreciate the snow itself, the cold, the feeling of it and the fun you can have in it. I’m able to play outside now without freezing my ass off. Snowmen, tobogganing or even just a winter walk. Doesn’t matter, it’s all great!
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Before cancer, I couldn’t maintain heat in my body for the life of me. I’d always be cold, summer or winter. Didn’t matter. Since cancer, I’ve been placed into medical menopause. Yes, I know, I’m young, only being 35. I can assure you, I didn’t ask to be in it 🤣 What they say is true though…. Hot flashes are legit 😏 🥵
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Women are incredible for what they can handle, in terms of periods, growing babies, feeding babies, and even those crazy ass menopause night flashes. Resilience is an understatement. But, I’m thankful for it. I’m thankful for life, I’m thankful for life after cancer. I’m thankful for my girls, my family, and the snow. I’m thankful for what cancer has taught me, and continues to teach me. I’m thankful that it’s giving me a second chance to be the best version of myself for my girls. ✨💫
