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Page 56 2021 PAINT THE PAPER PINK LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Oct./Nov. 2021 acceptance. She says acceptance is that point in time when one says, “Okay, I have this, now what am I going to do about it?” For herself, Nancy said yes she was indeed angry. She didn’t go through denial because her family history had forewarned her that some type of cancer would come into her life. But after anger, she feels like she skipped straight to acceptance, and the attitude of, “okay, I have this, now how do I get rid of it?” Nancy said that in her journey through the disease she came out with some very important lessons, some she knew already, and some she learned along the way, but all of them are messages that she wants to share with LDN readers. “Cancer is not a death sentence,” Nancy said. She said that many think that life is over when they hear those words, but in today’s world of modern medicine and technology it does not have to be. She said, “Don’t curl up and give up; make a plan and move forward.” She said that she feels that the greatest fear is the unknown, so she encourages people to learn as much as they can, to ask questions, and understand the answers. She began her journey with Dr. Saggins delivering her initial diagnosis. From there she moved on to the surgeon who would remove the tumor. She said along the way she was blessed with doctors who were compassionate and also communicative. The doctors talked to her and her husband with straight forward, matter of fact language that they could understand, and certainly appreciate. Continued n