"The moment I received my official diagnosis, I dropped all my assumptions about breast cancer. It was so freeing." - Member of MyBCTeam

Living with cancer can be difficult and even a burden, but also an opportunity to rid yourself of what you think you know. Have you heard the saying, "People don't get it until they get it"?
That is so true about breast cancer.

"The more I learn about breast cancer, the more I realize that it's not my fault." -Member of MyBCTeam

A breast cancer diagnosis forces us to drop our negative assumptions about life with cancer. Women on MyBCTeam gain perspective from other members' experiences to become better informed about what it's really like to live with breast cancer.

Here are recent conversations from women on MyBCTeam:

• "Went out for supper last night and felt a little poorly this morning but am now feeling fine. When will I learn I don't have to be superwoman?"
• "I’m just a beginner here with a lot of questions, concerns, but one thing I do have is faith."
• "As a highly anxious person, I was surprised that I didn’t lose it upon diagnosis. For me, it was like getting on the cancer train, and not even questioning what they told me to do. Maybe we just accepted it... not like there really was a choice."

What negative assumptions have you let go of about breast cancer? Tell us about it in the comments below or directly on MyBCTeam.com.