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I Got My Spirit Back

There is something that cancer definitely did for me; well ok there are a few. One is it gave me my voice back and it gave me courage to stand up for myself. For many years since I moved to Texas and married my husband I allowed certain people in my extended family to treat me in a way that I never would have before.

I was always the kind of girl to confront things head on. For example when I was a lot younger there was a guy I liked and when we parted ways because he went back to his ex I hobbled up the stairs to where he lived on crutches because I knew she was at his house and I wanted to have a little fun with it. Like I said I was way younger I never could do that now because I am just not good on crutches any more.

For some reason when I moved to Texas I started taking a bunch of bull that I never would have put up with when I was up north. For some reason down here I found myself biting my lip and taking it. When I got cancer and my mother in law said she thought they cut the B out of me when they cut the cancer out. That comment actually put the B back where it should be.

It made me realize that I had gone way too long letting people treat me badly and I was done with allowing that to happen. I don’t know if it was the fact that I faced cancer and was winning and it made it easier to stand up for myself again or if I figured life is too short to put up with stuff. Either way I got the old me back and I am so happy that I did. Now my extended family may have preferred the quiet type of person they had for 7 years but I much prefer the person I am again.

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About Tammy Woolard

My name is Tammy and I am 40 year old mother of 3 wonderful children who came to us through domestic adoption. Although we did not have any fertility issues we chose adoption because there are so many kids that did not ask to be born but truly want a family to love. We did research on adoption choices and decided on domestic adoption through CPS. You would be surprised the differences between each agency. The adoption process is nothing like you see in the movies. I am also a 5 year breast cancer survivor. When I was diagnosed my kids were 3, 5 and 7 I did so much research I may have driven my Dr. a little crazy but that is ok it is my body not his.