Musician Molly Young was diagnosed with stage 2breast cancerthis past February, at age 29.
Its a self-distraction, too.
I like having something else to focus on.
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Tapping into my performance life helps me to cope and feel stronger.
I almost didnt want to mention the lump, she says.
She was sent for breast imaging and then a biopsy.
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He asked me to call him back, she says.
Her primary-care physician also received the news and quickly reached out.
And she was able to give me some more information about my diagnosis.
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Everyone has that moment of hearing a song that they especially connect to," she says.
So many other people are there [getting treatment] too, she says.
Im not there to disrupt.
But within her own treatment space, she goes big with video-ready makeup, props, and wigs.
Chemo is the only time I wear wigs, she says with a laugh.
I dont usually wear anything on my head.
Ive gotten many compliments on my skull!
One child asked if I would be bald, she says.
I said yes, and that it would mean the drugs are working.
I had such a feeling of foreboding before starting chemowhats going to happen to me?
In addition to giving her a distraction, the recordings are also meant to help her loved ones.
I want them to know Im still me.
This is my way of saying hello.
If I can use my ridiculousness to help someone else, thats the best I can hope for.
Have patience with yourself, she says.
Give yourself allowance to break down, and acknowledge all the rough sides.
But also look for ways to build yourself back up.
I believe that outlook and attitude make a huge difference in how you take whats coming to you.
This whole process is not really about what happens to you but what you do with it.
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