Battling the High “C”s!
[NCSD guest blog post by Carol Ann Manzi] Carol Ann…

[NCSD guest blog post by Carol Ann Manzi] Carol Ann…
Shares an Important Reminder to Celebrate the Things We Can…
One of the most important lessons I learned from my cancer journey is to play the whole game.
Finding out about my breast cancer diagnosis at the age of forty-seven was absolutely devastating news.
My breast cancer diagnosis was less my crisis point, and more a landing pad of experiences that invited me to tap into my toolkit of meditation, and other mind-body practices that were integral to my journey.
I was drinking and driving on my way to the CAT scan in 1995.
Diagnosed at 21 with bone cancer, I underwent aggressive chemo and surgery that replaced part of my femur and tibia with titanium.
After the initial shock of being diagnosed with throat cancer, I began to focus on developing some qualities I felt would get me through my cancer journey.