I’ve always believed that a positive attitude is very powerful and can help you through just about anything.  But I’m even more convinced now…

You all know that I’m currently undergoing treatment for metastatic breast cancer.  My attitude has been good — but not great.  The serious nature of my diagnosis meant that my mind often went where it shouldn’t go.  And while I’ve tolerated the treatment relatively well, when my mind was in that bad place, I felt much worse physically.

I got some very good news last week.  The lesions on my bones have either shrunk or disappeared — so the treatment is working.  Woo hoo!  This news has given me a much more optimistic attitude as well as confidence that this will go on for years and years into the future — a future I wasn’t convinced I had.

There is a lesson here that I’m going to try to remember.  Our minds have amazing power over our bodies.  When I was less-than-positive, my body reacted in negative ways.  Good news means my body is reacting in positive ways.  And I have to think that my new attitude affects how my body will continue to accept treatment and heal.

Don’t ever underestimate the power of your mind!

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