Share Your Story: Cathy Biase

<p>Cathy is a graduate of the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, a Certified Professional Cancer Coach, and a breast cancer survivor. Her personal and professional experience has given her a profound understanding of the importance of cultivating health during cancer care and for cancer prevention.</p> <ul><li>02:20: My mom had had breast cancer five years before me.</li><li>04:37: If that technician had not grabbed me on my way out the door it could have been much worse.</li><li> 05:54: She said we found some in the lymph nodes and I started to cry right away. </li><li> 08:10: I had you know for safety’s sake I think they took out 13 of them.</li><li> 10:19: Did you do the reconstruction after chemo and radiation? </li><li> 12:29: Why did you choose reconstruction?</li><li> 14:30: My thought process was I want to do everything in my power to never go through this again.</li><li> 16:09: I didn't ask other people's opinions about what I should do. </li><li> 18:15: I don't want to dive into things that I really can't do anything with. </li><li> 20:30: What they do is they can take the fat and they can put it up into the breast area. </li><li> 22:04: My cancer was estrogen positive.</li><li> 25:30: What was your worst moment? </li><li> 29:05: What was your best moment? </li><li> 32:40: It took a while for it to sink in.</li><li> 34:48: What is the one thing that you wish you had known at the beginning of your cancer journey? </li><li> 36:10: If you could do only one thing to improve health care in Canada, what would it be and why? </li><li> 37:05: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions </li><li> 38:10: Aside from Cancer U, what is one resource you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers?</li></ul> <p>Resources</p> <ul><li><a href="https://cathybiase.com/" target="_blank">Cathy’s website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cathybiasenutrition" target="_blank">Cathy on Facebook</a></li><li>Call Cathy 416.473.1299</li><li><a href="https://thrivers.university/courses/share-your-story-cathy-biase/ca