The women at the spirit of women say that largest struggle of living with breast cancer, and even being a survivor, is trying to find the new normal in their lives. Issues in the digestive tract and hair loss are common side effects of chemotherapy along with many other complications of breast cancer. Some women may have to have a mastectomy, others may need hormone treatment or radiation therapy. The women explain that having to accept the side effects of the treatments for their disease is absolutely the most difficult part of having breast cancer aside from losing some of their friends to breast cancer. “One of the worst side effects of chemotherapy is the nausea.” explains Natalie, “Before each chemo session I would be sure that we stopped
