Author: Kelly

Sometimes, everyday challenges start to overwhelm us because we want to take control of everything. When this happens to me, I take a pause, smile, and think to myself “there I go again, wanting to be in control of everything.” Although I may have the illusion that I have control of everything, in reality most things in life are out of anyone’s control.  Of course, there is some things that we can take control of, for example, our…

#Steps

Recently, in the city where I live, there was an issue with a major water pipe which caused for very low water pressure or even no water for some residents.  In turn this also caused for a boil water notice for the entire city to be able to use the water for daily needs. Of course, this is not the first time I experienced low water pressure water or even no water at certain times of the day. It seems that in…

Before my cancer diagnosis my life was very different. I always had a busy schedule that consumed and took over my daily life.  It was as if my life was not my own, I lived each day by the routine of daily tasks in order to accomplish my goals.  When I accomplished one of my goals, I did not experience a feeling of fulfillment. Honestly, I was happy…

Life is a journey.  Each person is unique and has their own personal journey in life.  Our journey in life is full of decisions made by us on a daily basis.  Along the way, the steps we take have created different chapters in the book of life.  On our journey, we have doors that either open or close on us which in turn may cause us to have…

When I was first diagnosed with Cancer the doctors asked me a series of questions to try to determine what type of cancer I had. The questions they asked were as follows: Did I ever live in certain areas, Did I ever work in jobs where certain chemicals were used, Was I ever exposed to certain toxins, or Did I ever travel to certain areas.  Also, during the time that they were trying to determine the…

Recently, I read an article about how research shows that positive thinking leads to better health.  It explains that the research concluded that positive thinking may provide increased life span, lower rates of depression, lower levels of distress and pain, reduced risk of death from cancer and better coping skills during hardship and times of anxiety or stress to name a few.  The…

My cancer journey taught me several lessons including that of choosing to be happy.  Prior to my cancer battle, I was so occupied with all the external factors surrounding my life that I did not acknowledge all the blessings that I had.  I was preoccupied with what education paths my friends were taking, what my next move should be, what…

In the beginning when I started feeling sick, I went to a clinic who after they couldn’t figure out the source of my illness, they send me to be admitted to a hospital for further testing and analysis.  It was in that hospital that I was first diagnosed with pneumonia and then after some treatments I was released.  Due to not feeling better and developing other…