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Page 58 2021 PAINT THE PAPER PINK LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Oct./Nov. 2021 person, very outgoing and energetic. She said that she tries to always be a positive person, but yes indeed there are times when the weight of the world and what she has been through crashes in on her. She said that she gives her worries to God and knows that he is there with her all the time. She chooses not to drown in the worry but to rather live for the day and know that faith has brought her thus far, and it will carry through even the tough days. When asked about what she would say to someone newly diagnosed she had no hesitation in her answer. She said when she told Mike that she planned on talking about her cancer with Lincoln Daily News, he was a bit surprised. He didn’t imagine that she would want to share what she went through. She told him then that she felt she had to do it, because she felt that if she could encourage one person it would be worth it. Her advice to all of us first and foremost: Cancer is not a death sentence. She said face it and fight it. Have a good medical support team from doctors to surgeons to nurses. She is quite thankful for those who helped her and she wants everyone to have the same confidence in their team as she had in hers. Next, take advantage of your support team. There are those out there who want to help you through this and you need to let them. From spouses to children to parents and best friends, know who is with you and helping you and use them as they want to be used. Nancy said when her cancer finally came as she felt certain it would, it did change her. It changed her priorities in life, it changed her purpose in life and it taught her not to sweat the small stuff. Cancer is big; dirty dishes are not. While you battle, focus on what is important, winning. All the other things will take care of themselves. “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” -Babe Ruth [Nila Smith]