Author: Kelly

As I was going through a chemo treatment, I knew the different side effects were not far behind from invading my body once again.  Some of the side effects were like clockwork while others were sneaky and mischievous.  Nonetheless, I started to see the pattern and probability of certain side effects.  The side effect that was most scary to me…

If you would see me today, you probably would not think that I was a cancer survivor at first look.  At least, this is the reaction I get when I have shared parts of my cancer journey with others in-person.  I guess this can make me think I look “normal”. “Normal” is a word that has been used in conversation regarding my…

I try to put it all behind me and live each day with the present moment in mind.  In the back of my mind, I know the challenges that I have endured and the possibilities of a reoccurrence or developing another type of cancer or illness. During the times of my follow-up visits, this was the prevailing thoughts that occupied…

As the days past by at the hospital and I was not getting better from “pneumonia” or any of the other array of illnesses that I was diagnosed with, I honestly felt like I had been hit by a train.  It was like I was in a horrible nightmare and I could not wake up.  My world was turned upside down. Nothing made sense until, finally, my blood test…

When I was in my twenties, it never crossed my mind that I would face any life altering experiences.  For this reason, when I started working at my first full time job, I was hesitating to pay for any “unnecessary”benefits according to me.  Despite these thoughts, I decided to review all the benefit options with my mom and get her feedback since she had a whole lot…

I just wanted to take a few moments to express my gratitude. I am very appreciative to you all for following me and my stories.  My heartfelt thanks to everybody for reading and liking my blogs, posting comments, and sending me good wishes. It means the world to me because your feedback has given me confirmation that it was a good thing that I started this blog.  Honestly…

Every year, at the beginning of the year, we are bombarded with fitness and healthy eating products to promote one of the most common new year’s resolutions.  It seems that, at the beginning of each new year many of us intend, to start the year by doing the following things: lose weight, eat healthier or change diet, get more fit and exercise regularly; especially,…

World Cancer Day is observed worldwide on February 4. The aim is to inform and encourage people on its prevention, early detection, and treatment. This initiative was taken by the Union for International Cancer Control to campaign and advocate for the targets of the World Cancer Declaration, penned in 2008. #worldcancerday

In the beginning when I started to feel ill and sought medical attention, I recall having been diagnosed with numerous illnesses.  Due to different blood tests, CT scan and other numerous tests that I do not recall at the moment led to multiple diagnosis.  I recall being diagnosed with cardiac disease, pulmonary disease, gastric disease, anemia, eczema, psoriasis, and possible liver and kidney disease to name…

The day that I was expecting anxiously was here at last. Finally, the last dosage of my chemo treatment.  It had been an exhausting journey and I was happy to have completed this phase of my treatment plan.  My oncologist let me know that before we move forward to a couple of low dose radiation treatments, we needed to find out…