Author: Kelly

As I continue to celebrate another milestone of being a cancer survivor, I have reflected upon my journey and all my struggles that eventually lead on the path of being cancer free. I recall that during certain periods, I felt like my cancer battle was literally a perfect storm that continued to grow in magnitude and strength destroying everything in its path with no end in sight.  The darkness of the storm…

In case you didn’t know this past Sunday June 6, 2021 was National Cancer Survivors Day. This special day is designated and mainly observed in the U.S. and occurs the first Sunday in June every year.  This day is intended to illustrate and celebrate that life after a cancer diagnosis is a possibility.  As a cancer survivor myself, I appreciate it and try to celebrate the second chance…

In case you didn’t know, the month of June 2021, we, cancer survivors celebrate our milestones against cancer. In honor of all the cancer warriors like myself I would like to share some inspiring cancer survivor quotes with everyone.

Before I was diagnosed with cancer, I had heard that was the most devasting news you could receive in your life because it may mean that your life is over.  Despite what other people said or what I had seen in the movies, I was not at all prepared to receive a cancer diagnosis.  It was something I only saw in the movies, not something that would actually happen to me in real life…

During my cancer battle, I experienced countless moments of sadness, depression and great despair.  My world felt like it was falling apart and nothing was going right in my cancer battle.  Desirable results were not in my forecast and darkness surrounded me during these phases in my journey.  Feelings of despair consumed me to the core of my body.  I felt like there was always a…

After my cancer diagnosis set in and I had time to process everything I decided to fight for my life. I started being on track with every chemo session and following all the rules and guidance given to me to beat my cancer.  I was positive that doing this I would definitely be cancer free soon. After some time had passed the doctor ordered a…

In life, everything can change instantly in a blink of an eye and without warning.  This was exactly how I felt when I received my cancer diagnosis. Even though everyone’s future is always uncertain with an unknown outcome I didn’t even know if there was going to be a future for me at all.  The medical reports didn’t look good, the odds were stacked against me.  After my first round…

My cancer journey took my life in a whole different direction than I had planned for myself.  Before my cancer diagnosis I had plans and goals for my life that I had actually designed to compete with my friends due to someone else’s expectation for me.  I allowed outside influences to tailor my life plan which made me unhappy.  My cancer diagnosis completely disrupted what I thought my life plan should be.  From that…

Once I was in remission, I started researching and analyzing all the information and statistics of experiencing a relapse for my particular type of cancer.  The very thought of having a relapse would paralyze me and bring on a new level of fear that would overtake my mind and body.  Could I handle a relapse?  Would I survive?  Overthinking was…

As a cancer survivor, I feel joy and happiness to be alive, but this was not always the case.  When I was at the darkest time in my life, in the midst of my cancer battle, I learned to appreciate each day of life.  I learned that I should not take life or anything in my life for granted.  I evolved spiritually…