Facing an illness like cancer actually gives a lot of people a whole new outlook on life. Survivors tell us regularly that they realized they weren’t really living life to the fullest before their diagnosis, and they were able to make some awesome changes afterwards. Vera Trifunovich had a few ways of coping after her breast cancer diagnosis – she made sure to keep up her workout regiment (and her Zumba classes!), she reached out to women facing the same thing she was – and she got that tattoo she always wanted.
“All my life I wanted a tattoo,” Vera says. “And I kept saying to myself, ‘Oh, I’m too old. I’m too old.’ Well, after my chemo, I was like … what the hell, life is for the living! And I am getting myself a tattoo.” And she did.
In addition to the ink, talking to other women with breast cancer helped Vera a lot. That’s why she created a website called Bare Breasted Against Breast Cancer. “What mattered to me was hearing how many stories there are out there,” Vera says. “And learning from all of these other women. Because that’s what it really all boils down to, we are a sisterhood.”
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Facing an illness like cancer actually gives a lot of people a whole new outlook on life. Survivors tell us regularly that they realized they weren’t really living life to the fullest before their diagnosis, and they were able to make some awesome changes afterwards. Vera Trifunovich had a few ways of coping after her breast cancer diagnosis – she made sure to keep up her workout regiment (and her Zumba classes!), she reached out to women facing the same thing she was – and she got that tattoo she always wanted.
“All my life I wanted a tattoo,” Vera says. “And I kept saying to myself, ‘Oh, I’m too old. I’m too old.’ Well, after my chemo, I was like … what the hell, life is for the living! And I am getting myself a tattoo.” And she did.
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In addition to the ink, talking to other women with breast cancer helped Vera a lot. That’s why she created a website called Bare Breasted Against Breast Cancer. “What mattered to me was hearing how many stories there are out there,” Vera says. “And learning from all of these other women. Because that’s what it really all boils down to, we are a sisterhood.”
Learn more about SurvivorNet's rigorous medical review process.
