Staying Positive
- Joan Lunden, former host of ABC's Good Morning America was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in 2011.
- Lunden tells SurvivorNet that during this difficult time in our history she believes it is up to us to choose to be positive, to create our best reality.
- Lunden also says we shouldn’t wait around for someone or something to make us happy; we need to own our own happiness.
This year has been full of hardships for countless people. It can be challenging and even exhausting to stay hopeful in the midst of this pandemic, especially if you are battling cancer. But while these times remain tough, it is important to think of all the good there is and the good that is possible. Joan Lunden, cancer survivor, legendary journalist, and women’s health advocate went on to tell SurvivorNet, “We should all look at it as an inside job. Don't wait around for something to make you smile and feel positive, take ownership of your happiness. Remember, that a bad day, does not signify a bad life.” Related: Joan Lunden Opens Up About Aging With Both Candor and Humor in New Book Lunden is a stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer survivor. She reminds us all that positivity, so often, depends on your mindset and that the key to happiness first starts with yourself.
In a previous interview with SurvivorNet Lunden opened up and told us how, like so many of us, she really knew very little about breast cancer before she was diagnosed. She said, "Candidly, I never thought I would be one of the women who would get breast cancer." She went on, "The fact that I didn't understand the significance of dense breast tissue kind of just lit a fire in me and sent me on this mission to say, 'Here I am a journalist, and how could I have been so uneducated about something so incredibly important."
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