The biggest thing I've learned is to smash my own spiders and get on with my day. There will be another!
Hoda KotbI think after overcoming breast cancer, you sort of become fearless and somehow going up to your boss to talk about a possible promotion doesn't seem like such a daunting task anymore.
Hoda KotbWhen you're a big girl like me, you want someone who makes you feel diminutive. I think fat guys are sexy.
Hoda KotbHaving cancer empowered me to take more risks. I knew beating cancer was going to shape me, but it wasnt going to be all of me.
Hoda KotbIf you have a friend or family member with breast cancer, try not to look at her with 'sad eyes.' Treat her like you always did; just show a little extra love.
Hoda KotbFrom time to time, I'll look back through the personal journals I've scribbled in throughout my life, the keepers of my raw thoughts and emotions. The words poured forth after my dad died, when I went through a divorce, and after I was diagnosed with breast cancer. There are so many what-ifs scribbled on those pages.
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