As I shared with you a couple weeks ago, some news hit my family like a Mac truck.

After watching my video of my mammography, my mom remembered it had been a while since SHE had a screening.  She scheduled a couple weeks later, and results came back: stage one breast cancer.

MY response was MUCH worse than hers....I fell apart.  From your texts, emails, and tweets, I've learned that's pretty typical.  The patient usually says "Ok, so what's the next move? Lets do this"...while the loved ones are the ones who go into panic mode and freak out.

Since my first heartache in 7th grade, and all other struggles, trials, and tribulations that come up, my mom has always said the same thing: Put one foot in front of the other.

It's so simple, and yet when you've got SO many other things racing through your mind, it seems nearly impossible to accept.

BUT...it's all you CAN do. You put one foot in front of the other.

Her prognosis is GREAT...lumpectomy, radiation, and monitor.  Her attitude is even better...get it done, get it over with, move on with life.

HER attitude is what's keeping ME going.  Funny how that works!  

I've decided once this process begins, I'm going to get a new tattoo (don't tell HER, she HATES my ink!) of 6 footsteps, one after the other, one footstep for every week of her radiation. Kind of like this, except either pink or black :)

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While I schedule my tattoo...how about YOU schedule your mammography? :)  You'll be in and out quicker than it'll take for my tattoo guy to get the ink ready.

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