Amber Marchese is Grateful For The Simple Things In Life and Completes Radiation Treatment

Everyone can agree that cancer sucks! Our loved ones, our friends, our neighbors, our co-workers, and even ourselves, have experienced sadness and loss, and thankfully, resilience and victory, due to cancer. Amber Marchese, star of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” was diagnosed with breast cancer in May for a second time and she is now blogging about her journey, progress, and positive outlook for People magazine.

Here is what Amber wrote about finding out she has cancer again. “One minute I was planning an amazing family vacation with my family and friends to the Bahamas, the next I was getting a radioactive IV and a PET-CT scan to see how and/or if the cancer had spread or progressed.”

Amber’s determination to be a second time success story stems from prayer and her family. It also comes from letting go of the superficial.

“As a Real Housewife of New Jersey, I thought I would be writing about how many pairs of shoes are in my closet, but, frankly, I just don’t give damn,” she wrote. “The once superficial, empty gratification of buying shoes and handbags is just not my concern any longer. Trust me, I sometimes wish it was. If it is your guilty pleasure, I don’t begrudge you, I am happy for you. I still enjoy material belongings. I am being treated for cancer after all, I’m not dead! However, those items do not bring lasting happiness to my life.”

Amber explains that it’s the little moments of time with her kids that bring peace.

“…my children and those little moments of time that I get with them bring peace. Believe it or not, we are big homebodies. There is nothing like being in with the family. I love how each of us would rather be together as a family than with anyone in the world. I get sad to think of time in the future when they will be more interested in their friends, especially Michael being so close to 16 years old. But we are not are not at that time yet.”

There are helpful tips in her column on what works for her. For instance, bring a family or friend to all consultations, don’t get your information from the internet, find a peaceful place to relax, and only talk about your diagnosis if you want to. Clearly what works for Amber is time with her family and being a mom.

“I had absolutely no clue that I would enjoy being a mother so much. At one point, I thought I was never going to have children and pictured myself as corporate executive in Manhattan. I could even tell you what my corner office looked like in my mind; however, plans changed, and thank God they did. Being a mother is the only job that brings me absolute happiness, drives me absolute bat s— crazy sometimes, but is an occupational hazard that I welcome.”

On a positive note, Amber has completed radiation therapy and celebrated with a glass of wine with one of her best friends. Congrats!

 

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