24. Talk with Dr. Sally Knox - Focus on the things that bring you life, recognizing the power of God

For this episode, I had the awesome pleasure of chatting with Dr. Sally Knox, who shared so many of her remarkable thoughts and words of wisdom so incredibly well. Dr. Sally Knox, MD FACS is a surgical oncologist specializing in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of breast cancer. She practiced for 30 years at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in downtown Dallas with a team of breast cancer specialists who are passionate about stamping out breast cancer. Sally had so many, many thoughts and words of wisdom, including quite a few notable words, including the following: 1. If you just diagnosed with breast cancer and want to know why, recognize that there is nothing that you did or didn’t do; risk factors are population studies - those are determinant, based on general population trends, so know that it was not something you said, did or did not do; pondering about the whys distracts your energy; focus instead on things that will bring life to you; rest that question 2. Again, for a recently diagnosed man or woman, the truth of the matter is most likely you’ll get treated; take a deep breath and look at your options and proceed at a pace where you can walk in peace; there’s time to ask questions 3. Your medical team is there to serve you. What I like to see is women taking ownership of their own lives; I encourage patients with their families to be the ones having the final say and making final decisions; the medical team is there to serve you