Everything Horses and Livestock® Magazine Feb 2019 Vol 4 Issue 1

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my lump right before Christmas. I went through endless hours of testing and biopsies to find out what that lump was right before the New year. I received my cancer diagnosis while on my way home from my granddaughter’s birthday party in January. February I went in for the surgery. Get where I am going? Oh, I forgot to mention that I turned a year older that November. Needless to say, those last four months were a struggle. Depression is real, but at the same time you have to learn how to cope, how to live, and not let it take control. So here I am now continuing my story. assion atience ersistence By Desiree Garcia

In our August publication I wrote an article called “Piqued my Interest, Pursuing my Passion”. In that article I discussed certain life struggles, how social media can give you the wrong impression of someone and how God has a plan if you just stop and listen. I mentioned that I would continue the rest of my story in our next edition. Well that didn’t happen, let me explain why. If you read the last article you will see that I briefly mentioned my breast cancer diagnosis. What I didn’t go into detail about was the struggles that come along with it. I found my lump in December 2015, had my complete hysterectomy in January 2016, then had a double mastectomy February 15th, 2016. Happy Valentine’s day to me. Many people say they get depressed around the holidays because they are worried about not having enough money for gifts or not being able to spend time with their family. Not me, I get depressed because it is a constant reminder of how my life changed. You see, I found

I mentioned previously that I joined a group called “The Passion Project with FT”. This is a private group that Fallon Taylor started. This group not only helps people grow their businesses, it teaches about self-worth, how to learn from failures, to have patience, passion and a perspective. Fallon has taught me so much about myself, I use to look in the mirror after my mastectomy and see a freak. I would sit there and mentally say negative things about myself, my goals, and my passions. Fallon taught me how to think with a passion, she taught me that if I was going to lie to myself, then I better make it amazing. I

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