Daniella Daskam
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Daniella DaskamVideo
City
Salem
State
CT
Family
a loving husband Jon, and both our parents, many aunts and uncles and four cousins between six to twelve years old
Occupation
part-time cashier at a wine and spirits shop
Hobbies
horseback riding, ballroom dancing, occasionally some karioke
Favorite Books
Growing the Distance, A New Earth, Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips, The Secret
Where I look for inspiration
Kris Carr and other survivors of cancer that are doing the best with what they have
LIFE "ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CANCER"
I am a
Recently-Diagnosed Survivor
Age at Diagnosis
35
Diagnosed
stage one lump in one breast and calcifications were scattered in a few places in that breast. Luckily - many of my lymph nodes were clear.
Biggest Fear When Diagnosed
Not knowing what was going to happen at first. Being 35 and nobody in my family has had this cancer.
How did you overcome that fear?
I felt better after the mastectomy - knowing that the cancer was removed. Before the surgery I wrote down in a journal daily and talked about the fact that nothing else was going to be found when the cancer was removed. Putting the Secret to work for me. Laws of attraction - it works !
What got you through your cancer experience?
Faith in my surgeon Dr. Kathleen Kurowski, and my onocologist Dr. Vanessa Johnson. I met these two Doctors through my radiologist and Dr. friend Dr. Shelden Robbins all in the New London, CT area.
What advice would you like to pass on to others?
Keep an open mind to your recovery. Kris Carr is a great inspiration. When you are done with your chemo treatment - wait a certain amount of time for the chemo to work and then see a naturopatic Doctor to give you advice on taking vitamin/mineral suppliments and antioxidents to undo the damage the chemo has done. I feel better than I have in 10 years now - I am guessing that I had been deficient in some nutrients for some time now.
What was the most important lesson you learned?
To enjoy life by taking it a little more slowly. Life is great. Take time to smell the flowers.
What would you like to tell other women who are either newly diagnosed or too afraid to seek treatment?
Get to know other women in a support group, or maybe your onocologist will know of someone you could speak to.
MY STORY
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Here is a recent pic of my loving husband Jon and I at dance benefit Sept 2008. This Dec 2008 will be one year from finding out about the breast cancer. Dec 31st will be the one year anniversary from the mastectomy. Hopefully my reconstruction will be mostly over and done with by early December. I have had the tissue expander put in place in late July and have been recieving saline fills to the expander -with only a couple more to go.
