What if Bravery is not about the diagnosis at all, but about what you choose after it? When cancer arrives, it does not ask your permission. It drops into your life without warning and without care for your plans. The brave act is deciding to live anyway, to keep showing up, to keep loving people,…
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This Is What Bravery Looks Like
What if Bravery is not about the diagnosis at all, but about what you choose after it? When cancer arrives, it does not ask your permission. It drops into your life without warning and without care for your plans. The brave act is deciding to live anyway, to keep showing up, to keep loving people,…
Read moreYou Won’t See Time the Same After This (Cancer and the Gift of Now)
What if the calendar you trust is a mirage? Before cancer, I planned months ahead and counted on a long runway of tomorrows. Then a life changing situation struck. The ground under my feet moved, and with it, my sense of time. This is a story about courage in the everyday and the choice of…
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Living Fully with Cancer
Life changes the moment you hear those two words: You have cancer. In that instant, the world seems to shift beneath your feet. Time may feel like it stops. Everything you once planned is thrown into question. But here’s a truth that deserves repeating: your life didn’t end that day. It changed, but there’s power…
Read moreHow Cancer Changes What Matters
Life rarely unfolds the way we imagine, and a cancer diagnosis amplifies this truth in a way few other experiences can. Suddenly, the soundtrack of daily life shifts, and the small irritations we once carried—misplaced car keys, long lines at the store, a careless remark from a coworker—fade into the background. In their place often…
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