Where does one begin. Surviving major changes and character building events in our lives. I will start this story seven years. I moved to a new town and thought my new beginnings would change the course of my marriage.

When we move is stressful enough, I was moving away from family and starting a new phase. The marriage was difficult enough with a person who could not be committed. If only I tried harder, worked out, not asked questions it would all work out.

Shortly, after my move I found my partner of 10 years talking and texting another person.  My life would change again and this time it would never be the same. I filed for divorce at that time and concentrated on myself. I jogged 5 miles a day, went to the gym twice a day and started to focus on me. Shortly after this I was diagnosed with TNBC (Triple Negative Breast Cancer).

At the time it was suggested I put my divorce on hold and focus on the journey ahead. I complied, I had a double mastectomy shortly after and reconstructed.

What I was struggling with, keeping a man that did not want to be kept. So I opted for no chemotherapy. Our marriage did not survive after two stings with cancer and unfaithfulness.

On the day of my birthday he asked for a divorce and I went ahead with it. It was a long journey ahead divorcing wasn’t what I wanted. Yet, it was the best thing. Of course I kept to myself the pain of all that I went through.

See no one tells you that statistics are, that women who have suffered breast cancer are 10 times more likely to be abandoned by their spouses.  By this time I was a better person and my life was well adjusted. In my new adopted location I had friends and I recovered quickly.

I sold my home and moved into a cute apartment, with my furry family. I am a cancer, divorce and single woman survivor. If I did it so can you.