Cynthia Besteman really didn’t expect to get breast cancer. She had no family history, she led a really healthy lifestyle, and no one she knew had really gone through cancer before. When breast cancer was discovered during a routine mammogram, Cynthia felt like she had the wind knocked out of her. “Suddenly, it’s like the building looks different and the sky looks different and your body feels different,” Cynthia says. “You feel betrayed by your body.”
But after getting over the initial shock, Cynthia was able to find some good in her cancer journey. “I knew I had a great family, but I didn’t know how great until I got diagnosed … sometimes through the worst possible, darkest time of your life, a beautiful gift can be revealed. Look for that.”
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