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 (Living Fully With Cancer)
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 moreThis 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…
Read moreStrength Doesn’t Always Roar: Cancer
Some mornings begin with a heavy weight pressing down, even before the day has started. The shock and unease of a cancer diagnosis can fill those first quiet moments with worry, making it hard to trust your own strength or sense of direction. These moments are real, and they can feel overwhelming. Yet, in the…
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