May-Lie found exercise to be a great way to relieve stress and tension through her treatment.
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But it was not keeping me from working out because that is where I vented. I am telling myself: “I am here to vent.” But I had so much pain in my legs and I was also out of breath because of the cortisone, but I was still able to work out. I said: “I must keep moving. This is what is important. I must keep moving to vent.” But that is where I was venting. When I told to the oncologist, he said: “What kind of exercise are you doing?” I said: “I do anything but I am careful with my arm because it was still weak.” But I said: “I am trying to keep moving, to stay active.” He replied: “It is ok.” You know, it was ok.
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