I am anxiously anticipating 2016 to hold many more opportunity's to reach, grow, and help others "I had cancer, cancer did NOT have me!'

Its  December, and as I approach the closing of 2015 I reflect on what a wonderful year it was. I anticipate 2016 to bring health, happiness, new friends, blessings, and the opportunity for myself to continue to be an advocate and help others.

When I was diagnosed in July 2014 with stage 3 TNBC I did not even remotely have any indicator what would be in store ahead of me. I felt and looked completely healthy, even as I accidentally stumbled upon a large lump on the right side of my breast I still did not conceive I had breast cancer. Even as my GYN doctor examined me and my large lump on my breast, she assured me it would be benign (non cancerous) as she reassured me it felt like a cyst. As I went in without my husband, by myself to have my annual mammogram the next day to check what I was told would be a cyst I was ill prepared and truly feel there simply is no way to imagine nor grasp what was in store. My tumor was not detected on the four mammograms that I was given that day, even tho it was large and could be palpitated. The radiologist quietly came out of her office at 5 pm that Friday afternoon and said lets go into the ultrasound room. As I laid on the table I thought of the nurses and staff that should be leaving to start their weekend with their children and family's, but instead volunteered to stay late for me. When the radiologist completed my ultrasound and inserted the needle to take a biopsy and turned to me a said "I am inserting the titanium ribbons for the surgeon, I knew then I did not need to wait for the formal pathology report to confirm on Monday that I had breast cancer. 

As the initial shock wore off, each scan, every test, meeting my oncologist and surgeon I felt my resolve become stronger. My perseverance and trust in God carried me, as I never felt cancer would take my life and my precious time away from watching my children grow. 

"I had cancer, cancer did NOT have me!

I made a choice to use this as a defining moment, turn my circumstance into reaching out helping others, teaching my children the power of faith and a positive attitude, that you can concur any of life's unforeseen events or tragedies. Its always a choice, you do have the ability to turn any situation into a positive one that not only do you gain knowledge you gain strength from it as well.  

I have turned breast cancer into an opportunity to help others, and not only has it made me stronger it has been full of silver linings, hope,faith, strength as well. 

When I reflect on the chemo treatments, my three surgeries, and physical scars, I never once feel sorrow or sadness. I have been given a gift from this journey to have my voice heard to tell others God is great every day, as he has bestowed a miracle to restore my health. I beat TNBC stage 3 and you can defeat any and all of life's unforeseen events too! 

I had the privilege to meet both Samantha and Kyle Busch who continue to help others suffering with breast cancer as they advocate and pay it forward. 

With my New Balance Survivor award came an opportunity to help raise just under a million dollars for Susan Komen charity.

I have sat down with a  large pharmaceutical company in hopes they will  discover new drugs and treatments to help others diagnosed with cancer. 

I have taken part of a world wide web cam for a research team in hopes of minimizing effects of treatments and giving insight of my journey that led me to concur and defeat breast cancer. 

I have donated all of my breast tissue and DNA to medical research, so they may continue to climb toward finding a cure. 

When people in public yell or frown, treat me poorly, the hospital and physician bills are too great, as my insurance policy will no longer offer coverage to myself and 5 kids. Our rates climb 35% for lesser coverage and higher copay's. Whatever stress at that moment in life holds, I reflect on my many silver linings as i'm alive in that moment, cancer free with the ability to make a choice as I smile. I have a true sense of whats important in life now and not letting the "small stuff" weight me down or effect my demeanor. I cant change or control life's unforeseen events, but I can control my ability to smile and push through them.

I am anxiously anticipating 2016 to hold many more opportunity's to reach, grow, and help others. All the laughter with my children, good health and blessings. Gods got it all under control and I trust in him.

I pray 2016 finds you and your family peace, love, blessings, and countless smiles!

I prevailed and beat Triple Negative Breast Cancer ~you too can against any of life's diversity's or struggles if you simply do your best.

Words to live by~

 Pain is part of growing. When life closes doors, it’s time to move forward.  Some won’t move unless circumstances force them to. When times are tough, remind yourself that no pain comes without a purpose. Move on from what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you. Just because you’re struggling doesn’t mean you’re failing. Every great success requires some type of worthy struggle to get there. Its in Gods time not ours. Stay patient and stay positive. You will prevail. Remember that there are two kinds of pain: pain that hurts and pain that changes you. When you roll with life, instead of resisting it, both kinds help you grow.

 Everything in life is temporary. Every time it rains, it stops raining. Every time you get hurt, you heal. After darkness there is always light – you are reminded of this every morning, but still some often forget, and instead choose to believe that the night will last forever. It won’t. Nothing lasts forever.So if things are good right now, enjoy it. It won’t last forever. If things are bad, don’t worry because it won’t last forever either. Just because life isn’t easy at the moment, doesn’t mean you can’t laugh. Just because something is bothering you, doesn’t mean you can’t smile. Every moment gives you a new beginning and a new ending. You get a second chance, every second. You just have to make the best of it.

 Worrying and complaining changes nothing. Those who complain the most, accomplish the least. It’s always better to attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. It’s not over if you’ve lost; it’s over when you do nothing but complain about it. If you believe in something, keep trying. Don’t let the past darken the doorstep of your future. Spending today complaining about yesterday won’t make tomorrow any brighter. Take action instead. Let what you’ve learned improve how you live. Make a change and never look back.And regardless of what happens in the long run, remember that true happiness begins only when you stop complaining about your problems and you start being grateful for all the problems you don’t have.

 Your scars are symbols of your strength. Don’t ever be ashamed of the scars life has left you with. A scar means the hurt is over and the wound is closed. It means you conquered the pain, learned a lesson, grew stronger, and moved forward. A scar is the tattoo of a triumph to be proud of. Don’t allow your scars to negatively impact your life, and to make you live in fear. You can start seeing your scars as a sign of strength and not pain. Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most powerful characters in this great world are seared with scars. See your scars as a sign of “YES! I MADE IT! I survived and I have my scars to prove it! And now I have a chance to grow even stronger.”

Every struggle is a step forward.

In life, patience is not about waiting; it’s the ability to keep a good attitude while working hard on your dreams, knowing that the hard work is worth it. So if you’re going to try, put in the time and go all the way. Otherwise, there’s no point in starting. This could mean losing stability and comfort for a while, and maybe even your mind on occasion. It could mean not living life the way you except to.  It could mean stretching your comfort zone. It could mean making  sacrifices. Everything else is a test of your determination, of how much you really want it. I tell my children "Do not tell me you cant" Its means you wont, because if you want it "you can and will prevail". If you want it, you’ll do it, When you work hard towards your goals and dreams, the rewards are very gratifying, and it was all well worth it. So if you’re going to try, go all the way, and give your best. 

 Other people’s negativity is not your problem. Be positive when negativity surrounds you. Smile when others are negative. When other people treat you poorly, keep being you and move on, its not you its a direct reflection of them. Don’t ever let someone mistreat you, or change the person you are. You can’t take things too personally, even if it seems personal. Rarely do people do things because of you. They do things because of them.Don’t ever change for anyone. Change because it makes you a better person and leads you to a brighter future. People are going to talk regardless of what you do or how well you do it. So worry about yourself before you worry about what others think. If you believe strongly in something, don’t be afraid to fight for it. Great strength comes from overcoming what others think is impossible. Life is short and we only live once.  Do what makes you happy and be with whoever makes you smile, often.

What’s meant to be will, BE. True strength comes when you have circumstances to cry and complain about, but you smile and appreciate your blessings and see all the positives in your life instead. There are blessings  in every struggle, but we have to be willing to open our hearts and minds to see them. We can’t force things to happen as we have no control, trust in God. At some point you have to let go and let what’s meant to be, BE. In the end, loving your life is about trusting your intuition, taking chances, losing and finding happiness, cherishing the memories, and learning through experience, and maintain faith. It’s a long-term journey. You have to stop worrying, wondering, and doubting . Laugh, live consciously in the moment, and enjoy your life. You might not end up exactly where you intended to go, but you will eventually arrive precisely where you need to be. 

The best thing you can do is to keep going. Don’t be afraid to get back up – to try again, to love again, to live again, and to dream again. Don’t let a hard lesson harden your heart. Life’s best lessons are often learned at the worst times and from the worst mistakes. There will be times when it seems like everything that could possibly go wrong is going wrong. When you feel like quitting, remember that sometimes things have to go very wrong before they can be right. Sometimes you have to go through the worst, to arrive at your best.

Yes, life is tough, but we are tougher. Find strength,courage and be positive. Don’t stress over things we can’t change. Live,love,be truthful to your self. Work diligently. And even if you fall short, keep going, as we are always growing. Grab silver linings and help others. You mental positive attitude is 80% of any battle won. 

I prevailed and beat Triple Negative Breast Cancer stage 3c. After my diagnosis I simply was not going to entertain it. I was going to come out swinging, and fight with all I had, remain positive, grateful, and wipe it off my plate. I prevailed as you too can against any of life's diversity's or struggles if you simply do your best.

I conquered TNBC I am a survivor from all of life's circumstances and chose to gather all strength from life's defining moments.

It never fails to surprise me when people or organizations make the wrong choices or miss the mark, as my disappointment is present. I pray sometimes for a "thicker skin" or the ability to turn off my feelings and simply say, its not my problem. That is simply not who I am, and I never seem to lack in opinions, strong emotions or compassion. Both my weakness and my strengths, I whole heartily believe is what gives me the ability and drive to help others and have my voice heard. I feel strongly in utilizing my own talents to reach out and help to the fullest ability that I am able. My husband read a quote from a book that came from a large study. It referred to "life changing or altering events". Examples where from prisoners of war, soldiers who faced tragedy, and cancer patients. The findings where very interesting, as it listed three types of behavior from survivors.Those who where permanently disrupted, either became  negative, lost hope, or frightened,worried often even after their circumstance improved.
Those who got their life back to normal, maintained faith and hope became stronger, and remained positive.
 Or those who used it as a defining moment, turned the circumstance into helping others, making a positive change and difference in not only themselves, but others as well.

I have Triple Negative Cancer survivors like myself reach out to me, and healthy people who have no association with cancer and say:
Thank you Heather for sharing your story... "Your positive mindset and attitude is contagious and enhances both yours and others lives! "  

Your approach to this topic is unique and informative. I am writing an article for our school paper and this post has helped me. Thanks.

I have read this and I must say this is the best I feel about being Tnbc .. I am living in fear every day .. I breath cancer 24/7 it never leaves my mt mind .. I have had lumpectomy grade 3 , 3 cm tumor , clear margins , no lymph node involvement . 4 more weekly taxol left , and still feel defeated by Tnbc until now ... Thank you xxxx

Good for you Heather Fox! We are lucky to have such devoted survivor to advocate for us! Thank you!

When I write I share very private emotions, physical surgeries, what I endured and how I prevailed and beat TNBC stage 3 is because I want to give hope. I want to ease fear, I want my being positive to be contagious, and I want to help others!
When I lost both of my breasts, I gained such strength, and the pure blessing of a positive perspective. 
When I am often asked if  I'm scared cancer will return, my reply is never. I do not live with what If's ever. It that was the case I would throw my car keys in a basket and quit driving. What if there was an unforeseen car crash, or life event beyond our control? That is a waist of my energy to devote any of my thoughts and time to. I do not worry about my debit due to my medical treatments and bills, God will provide. I do not worry about others actions or things beyond my control. I grab silver linings everyday. I enjoy my children and family, and I reach out to others regardless of what my circumstances may be and do my best to help.

What if we smiled everyday, reached out to help others, lived our life to the best of our abilities, gifts, and talents?
What if we prayed to the only one who has control (God) and had faith?

I am a survivor from all of life's circumstances and I chose to gather all strength from life's defining moments.

I conquered TNBC stage 3 and you too can prevail!

I feel passionately for any task I choose, or is placed in my life I can and will achieve, and conquer all. Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.”

I have always been fiercely independent, a self motivator, strong willed, outgoing, as I don't know a stranger. I do not like boundaries or limitations set, or to be told "no" you cant. As I feel passionately for any task I choose, or is placed in my life I can and will achieve, and conquer all. Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.”

I graduated high school a year ahead of myself, I turned seventeen in April and graduated in May a month later. This placed me on my path that inevitability led me to become the wife, mother,my life, and person I am today.I moved out of my parents home at seventeen, rented an apartment, waited tables, paid my own bills,  started nursing school and graduated when I was twenty years old. My childhood was wonderful and happy, and my parents are responsible for helping me achieve my goals and dreams. My moving out so young was never a reflection on my childhood, it was a reflection of my independence. In some ways I was very mature in maintaining good grades, a job, and balancing bills and adult life. In other ways reflecting back I was so young to be on my own, but God was always guiding me.
I graduated as a  nurse by the age of twenty. I took a job at a welfare medicaid hospital and took care of very young many children themselves pregnant, scared girls. Many who found themselves in less than desirable situations, as I always treated them with compassion and gave my all to them. That short year I worked for that hospital I grew by leaps and bounds, and had my eyes opened to life's unforeseen events. It gave me strength, and a completely different perspective in life.
I was offered a nursing job in Orlando Florida, as it was three hours from my parents and family. I moved and it lead me to my husband as I met him at the young age of twenty one. At that age, we have been extremely blessed to of grown together, be best friends ,given five healthy, smart kids whom will enhance society, and we are a strong family twenty one years later. As all my experiences in my life, both negative and positive have set the platform for not only myself but my children as a part of who we are today.

When I was diagnosed with stage 3C TNBC breast cancer it was my perspective to be merely a bump in the road. I knew in my soul it would not take my amazing life from me or my family, as it is not my time. I was determined to fight my hardest with all I had to eliminate it, get it off my plate, restore my health, and return to normalcy. I was going to endure the minimal, push through, do well in all treatments,and not let any aspect of cancer steal my time with my family or my happiness. I achieved a complete PCR (no cancer found) in one short year and was triumphant. I have an excellent prognosis and chose to never look back. I only carry strength, positive lessons, and true blessing in all I have met forward with me. 

I had a woman say to me "How can you and others say you kicked cancers ass when it could come back?" 
Everyday you are cancer free and healthy you have kicked it's ass! 

We have no control in life's unforeseen events! You can be in a car accident or any other freak accident at any moment. With cancer I had the ability to see it coming. I was blessed to be given the time to fight and an opportunity to defeat it. I do not and will never live my life in the "what ifs"! Its a ridiculous waist of time and energy. I live everyday with a positive mindset and am in AWE of all my blessing. I'm truly blown away by the miracles I and my family have been given in my health being restored. The only control we have is how we treat others and how we embrace life and live it! We have the gift of prayer and Gods strength. 

 Any negative or pessimistic behavior or attitudes, I don't entertain. I pray about patience to step back and consider others negativity or them placing unnecessary fear/ doubt in others as it is due to their own personal fear. I try to consider I know nothing of their fear, life, or trials.
I simply pray for them and all others.

Everyday morning I walk out on my deck to let my dog out, I smell the fresh air and consider all my silver linings and smile! Life is such a gift and amazing journey as I'm a very blessed.

The cracks in my children last year from my treatment and battle with breast cancer have all diminished. My older sons are excelling in school, sports, jobs, and life. My two little ones are stead fast and doing well in elementary and will tell you "Mommy's cancer is gone". My toddler is secure in my hugs and guidance.

The strength my children gained and lessons from my battle will never be forgotten, just used for goodness. As my oldest looked at me on Mothers Day and said "Mom you are here and cancer free this year, what a gift"  My children have returned to normalcy, as we all have Thanks be to God.

I am traveling, playing with my kids in Disney World, attending concerts, enjoying watching them grow and accomplish their goals bringing them closer to their dreams. I do not take a moment of my life for granted and live it fully everyday!

I have pure faith and take comfort in knowing many prevail and win the battle against breast cancer as it is a very survivable disease. God is always with us and guiding us in all we do!

Your positive mindset and attitude is contagious and enhances both yours and others lives! 

God Bless! 

I want my message to say you can transpire any bad circumstance into strength and comfort and prevail

I speak to people who tell me they seek a public platform. That is not what my journey is about for me personality. I simply want to help others, inspire them to fight, give hope and courage and say you too can beat cancer or adversity in life.
I want my message to say you can transpire any bad circumstance into strength and comfort and prevail.

God has blessed me with not only sparing my life, the gift of life, to watch my children grow, and the  ability to reach out to others and spread positivity, hope and faith through my personal triumphs and beating stage 3 breast cancer.

Experiencing any difficult, life threatening, debilitating, or tragedy I feel employs me to never take a moment for granted. I chose to see and relish in all life's silver linings and blessings each and every day. I don't let life's difficult times get in my way or weigh me down as I'm raising my five babies healthy and Cancer free, and truly don't have any problems I cant over come.
Speaking with many survivors I constantly hear the same thing, be positive, have faith, hope and dream big, pay it forward and help others, and that life style will grant you peace, and happiness,
I have learn through this journey I can not change others, I can only improve and make personal changes within myself.

I certainly have trials and tribulations in life just as we all do. I personality chose to not let them take from me my happiness and well being, or steal my time or positive thoughts. Money can come and go in life, but God has always provided our meals. I say to my kids each and everyday " We are all healthy, so we do not have any problems"

My husband tells me frequently that God will lead and guide. I have always felt that there is no such thing as a coincidence, as its only God choosing to remain anonymous. I feel strongly that the people placed on our path in life and who we meet are for a greater purpose and enhance us and make us stronger. We all learn from each other.
I have had so many wonderful life changing experiences from meeting Samantha and Kyle Bush, who are a remarkable selfless couple who are advocates for breast cancer and donate hundreds of thousands of dollars and their time.
I have been blessed to of won the New Balance award and to attend the Susan Komen race and help raise just short of a million dollars for a fight for the cure. It was icing on the cake to of been interview by our local media and been able to share my message of hope, faith, perseverance.

My family was recently able to take a well earned break and vacation to the Gulf of Mexico. My husband and I had the privilege to meet another celebrity Walt The Big Ticket Harris a UFC fighter. The reason I mention this is I was so inspired by he and his wife. You would never know he and his family where famous. Walt's faith in God and self perseverance and his ability to beat all odds and be triumphant is inspiring. He too has a gift and chooses to pay it forward, be a positive voice, role model, and inspire people. His wife is truly and angel among us, and a very special woman, who God has given a special gift as she is a nurse who helps abused children every day. What an amazing couple who change lives. I am honored to call them friends.

Its not your notoriety, celebrity status, that makes anyone a super star, its how you live your life and how you treat others that does!

We stayed at the #2 ranked IHG brand Holiday Inn Resort Panama City beach. The reason I mention this is we have traveled often, taken our kids out of the country to the Caribbean and many trips to Disney. The Holiday Inn Resort PCB was a remarkable experience and rose above all the others . Not only do all the general managers and entire staff make you feel like family they are always smiling and have the best customer service I have ever seen. They go above and beyond and even got Delaney and Addison a birthday cake and had a pool side party for their 7th, and 5th birthdays. What a caring staff that is kind, friendly, and make you feel at home. Go visit and vacation there with a large variety of entertainment and kid clubs too plus the beach is gorgeous. We had a truly amazing memorable vacation there.

I want to leave you with a few last thoughts and statics

I was only 18% of all breast cancers being diagnosed with triple negative
There is no cancer in my family nor do I have a BRCA or any gene mutation either (I am 1 in 8 women that was diagnosed with breast cancer ~
Further more Triple negative is high among Hispanic and black women (I'm white)
Only one-third TNBC patients achieve a PCR (no caner found after treatment) I beat it and had no cancer found

The point is when faced with adversity I beat all odds. I was TNBC stage 3c July 2014, and stand here cancer free 1 short year later with an excellent prognosis!

With God, faith and a positive attitude and mind set you can do anything, as the sky's your limit!

I tell my kids do not say you can't, as you mean you won't. If you want it bad enough YOU WILL!

I am including some pictures and a link to my interview~

God bless

Interview link copy and paste it~

http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2015/06/13/breast-cancer-survivors-participate-in-susan-g--komen-triangle-race.html

All of my experiences have also given me faith, hope and belief that with God all things are truly possible, as I have defeated TNBC stage 3!

The most common thing the majority of people I meet say to me is "You don't look like you ever had cancer"

Its very interesting to me that people have an idea of what cancer looks like, as I did before I started this journey and I was ever diagnosed.
One week prior to my TNBC stage 3c breast cancer diagnosis  (July 2014) I was in Florida vacationing and I never felt better. I looked great, felt completely healthy, full of energy and had absolutely no idea I had a large tumor in my right breast and in my lymph node under my arm.
As for myself I had no pain or symptoms of any kind. I simply rolled over in the middle of the night to scratch my rib cage and stumbled upon my large tumor. Had I of been doing a self breast exam monthly that only takes under 5 minutes of your time I would of found it sooner.
When I was thrown into the world of cancer one short year ago I feel I have gained strength, knowledge, compassion, a complete new perspective for life, and others.
The human spirit, kindness, support,selflessness, friendship, prayers, good thoughts, and pure love of all who are in my life, as I am blessed to know or of had a chance meeting is so humbling.  I am always aware of how full and blessed my life truly is. I am a firm believer that there is no such thing as a consequence, as its only God choosing to remain anonymous. If I had a "life's rewind button" I would not change one single thing. I do not ever live with any regrets as all my experiences in life both good and bad have molded me into the woman ,wife, daughter, sister, friend, and most importantly mother I am today. All of my experiences have also given me faith, hope and belief that with God all things are truly possible.
The privilege and blessings on my journey have been plentiful and my family of friends has extend and grown by leaps and bounds.
As I attended my first Susan Komen Raleigh race today I was so honored to share my time with 7500 of the most inspirational people who are making a difference and paying it forward.
As I excepted my New Balance Survivor award and spoke with the media I thought we are all in this fight together and we equally all share life. I was equally honored to have a very special couple celebrate with me and join in the fight for the cure today and shave there head and place my name on it! I look at my five children who are the purest miracles and Gods gift to Rob and I, and think this is what life and happiness is. We struggle and we all have our challenges weather it be financial, or any of struggles life throws in everyone's direction, however God will provide and pull us all through anything we face. Together we can over come and prevail I whole heartily believe and live by. When we place or faith in our hearts and share with each other love, happiness, encouragement, courage and a hand to hold we can together change the world. I am so grateful that I have been given all the above and contribute my being cancer free to all the prayers and all who have and continue to hold my hand every step of the way.

I am posting some pictures below of the race today, my 5 amazing children that make me grab silver linings and want to give my best everyday, my friends who support me and say countless prayers.

here is the link to my news interview

http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2015/06/13/breast-cancer-survivors-participate-in-susan-g--komen-triangle-race.html


Life is great each and every day!

I see the silver linings shining brightly each and every day~

God bless~

God has blessed not only myself but my children and family with the greatest gift of all, my health and being cancer free.

With my one year survivor status around the corner,  I reflect on this last year. In some ways it feels like decades ago as I move forward and celebrate life. In other ways the lessons,phyical scars, personal achievements, and all I have gained feel very current as its an on going process.
The reality is the stage 4 remarkable survivors I have the privilege to know and are still fighting (many years) and are doing well with stable disease. The stage 4's that have lost their lives and the families that are living without them are brave and strong. I am in complete bliss as God has blessed not only myself but my children and family with the greatest gift of all, my health and being cancer free.

I started this journey with the intent of jumping in full throttle and dedicating volunteer time to breast cancer organizations. In spite of my great intentions I have not been so steadfast in doing so. No excuses as my life and Mommy hours with five kids has been very demanding. Instead of feeling disappointed and frustrated I pray and ask God to continue to guide me as to his will and the path I'm destined to be on, and his help in my making goals he wants me to achieve. I try to help in many other avenues and reach out to people to give support and help. As I say to my children "Do not say you cant" You mean you wont". There is no such thing as you cant. If you want it badly enough you will!

Many survivors have informed me that you change dramatically after you survive cancer. I feel it effects us all very differently. As we all have such a broad perspective and a unique abilities, wills, drive, and talents. What I see across the board are survivors and families paying it forward and making a positive difference, profoundly impacting and changing not only theirs but others lives in the process.

I have endured chemo treatments, two major surgery's, the loss of both of my breasts,countless scans, continuous blood tests and check ups. I say here me ROAR! I have prevailed against stage 3 breast cancer and by far have only endured very minimal of what my fellow cancer patients and survivors have or continue to do so.Nothing on my journey has even remotely affected me in a negative way. I could care less about my breasts, hair or any of the frivolous, irerlative things that where merely small sacrifices  to arrive Cancer free. My entire path has turned me into me steel and enhanced my relationship with God, my husband and family. I would not change a single step. My path to arrive here completely cancer free has been such a short time frame with minimal treatments as it is nothing short of a pure miracle and Gods pure blessings. My immune system is back in full functionality. My blood test and exams continue to be excellent. All that is required is a pet scan this year only, blood test every three months for the next two years, and a yearly chest X-ray. LIFE IS GREAT!

I am still human and make mistakes, pray about them and talk to God to lead and guide me to improve and try to lead by example.
What I have changed is to live everyday and moment with integrity, a smile, a heart full of happiness, enjoy more, not make excuses, not be detoured, play harder, and to never take a moment with my children or family for granted.

I think of the people and children who lose their lives daily in accidents and never see it coming. With cancer I was able to be given time and to fight with all I have. Life is truly short but what an amazingly fun adventure.

I am so blessed with all the amazing people to know and love in my life! My new friends and life long friends along the way~  I wake up daily full of gratefulness. I love and embrace all with a heart full of love and true happiness.

I pray you all continue to be blessed, loved and feel happiness every day~

I will update after my PET scan next month