V is for Victory

Victory can pertain to many things. In today’s post I’m talking about the feeling one has after doing what very well may be the hardest thing in their lives, to beat a future enemy.

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Victory

1.a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.

This is what Previvors do when they decide to have prophylactic surgeries before any sign of breast or ovarian cancer presents itself.

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We put our bodies through hell to avoid a much worse hell on down the line. Many previvors wake up from their surgeries feeling victorious. I personally have been through a whole range of emotions and back again throughout my time of knowing I’m a BRCA1 mutant. Out of all of the emotions I’ve had to deal with, the feeling of victory has probably been the best!

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The feeling like I could climb to the top of a mountain and shout at cancer  “Screw you, buddy! I win!!!!” is a truly empowering and victorious feeling! When I think about what my body and emotional state have been through these past few years – to know that somehow I found it within to have the inner and outer strength to have my healthy breasts and reproductive organs removed, to go through the trauma and pain of all of that and come out the other end alive and above all happy is a feeling unlike any other.

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While I am aware I didn’t completely eliminate my predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer, I can live just fine with that remaining 2% – 5%!

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What sort of things leave YOU feeling victorious?

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When is the last time you wanted to shout your triumph to the world?

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