Author: Kelly

Our self-worth, is it determined by us or others?  During my cancer battle, I had people who were in my corner encouraging me to fight and assured me I would overcome this dreadful illness. On the other hand, I had others telling me that I had to face reality and realize that cancer was going to be the victor.  At times, my mental state made me…

Nowadays, more than ever, we live in a world where everything is so fast paced.  Sometimes, the days blend into each other as the same routine is repeated day after day during the work week.  I have caught myself trying to perfect my morning routines in order to be able to add a few additional items to my morning agenda.…

My cancer battle was a year long battle that included different chemo regimes and radiation.  Chemo and radiation were my choice of poison to kill of the cancer.  At first, I thought that we were going to kill off the cancer with surgery, but then the doctors told me that my type of cancer was inoperable and very aggressive therefore an equally aggressive…

The other day, I was eating a bowl of chili soup for lunch and I hadn’t realized how hot it was that I burned my mouth and tongue.  After the initial reaction of pain, I realized that my mouth felt a little raw and sensitive which brought back some memories of my chemo side effects.  One of my side effects…

As discussed in the previous blog, this month is Lymphoma Awareness Month and given that there is still very little information shared from cancer patients and survivors, I wanted to use my blog to bring more awareness to it (Yes, more medical information). When someone is first diagnosed with cancer, the doctor will discuss the specific type of cancer, the best possible treatment for it and survival rates.…

World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) is held on September 15 every year and is a day dedicated to raising awareness of lymphoma, an increasingly common form of cancer. It is a global initiative hosted by the Lymphoma Coalition. I am a cancer survivor who battled a type of lymphoma. (What is lymphoma, you may wonder? Well, get ready for hard core medical scientific explanation.)…

Each challenge in my cancer battle caused me to conduct some research of my own in order to understand all the terminology the doctors were throwing at me.  Fortunately, so many resources are at our disposal that educate us and make us more knowledgeable.  Of course, you have to be careful because some sources are not reliable at all.  Keeping myself…

Bad habits have crept back into my life.  Each morning, I have re-started a bad ritual of pushing the snooze button.  In a far distance, I hear a sound and the sounds grows louder which causes me to wake up.  It’s the alarm, uh no, sorry alarm, snooze.  All I need is 10 more minutes of sleep, yeah 10 more minutes is…

I am grateful to all those who donate blood as I was a recipient.  Twice, I received blood transfusions during my cancer battle.  Prior to having cancer, I was a blood donor myself.  Unfortunately, after my cancer battle, due to the type of cancer I had, I am unable to donate blood or plasma. Long before I was ever diagnosed with cancer, I had chosen to become a blood…

Boredom caused me to stop my workout routine.  I have no excuses for not feeling motivated to workout except for boredom.  I was used to only doing one type of workout sessions and that is all I would do.  Although, I believe that variety is essential in life to avoid boredom, I was not practicing this in my exercise workout regime.  Plain and simple, I was doing…