My Journey Through Breast Cancer

Eve Preste, aka Eve Dolansky grew up in a small town in Appleton, New York on a large fruit farm. She went to college at Niagara Universityand Buffalo State College to study journalism.After meeting her first husband, she moved to Florida and had twodaughters, Alexis and Sierra. She then, embarked on a 20 year journeyin the financial industry.At 45, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Journaling becameher vehicle of deliverance from a bottomless abyss. Writing in herjournal allowed a to spend time and make some sense of this surrealdream. By exploring deep within her, she began to develop clarity inthe midst of a storm. After yielding to the higher power, it helped herwelcome the beauty of the entire situation. As Dr. Wayne Dyer says:When you change the way you look at things, the things you look atchange. Perfect health is balanced by a life threatening disease. Oncean equilibrium is maintained, we can understand that opposites arejoined together. When suffering comes our way, it is how we respond toit that determines who we become. It was her choice to make a calamityor true gift out of her illness. Rather than lamenting, Eve chose to begrateful for each sunrise, sunset person and circumstance in her life.After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Eve embarked on a newjourney of wellness. She hopes to establish a wellness center to helppeople balance their mind body and spirit. One major event can turnones life around for the better: we hold true to the saying, Thingshappen for a reason.