When you start to doubt your worth, remember that God created you like no one else. Very deliberately, he made you – You! For two years, I’ve been battling and still am with my self-regarding my purpose in life, following my new normal. It’s amazing how fast time flies, sometimes it feels like my surgery…
Category: Sick
Surviving Cancer : finding peace
The scars you can’t see are the hardest to heal. I feel like a broken record, especially when I’m asked the question “how do you feel”? Now, don’t take it the wrong way I am extremely grateful to be alive, look normal physically and being able to work again. Is there a significant difference compared…
Surviving Cancer: love and relationships
A year into the journey of life after cancer, and I think it’s safe to say I’m still in the premature phase. I have learned so much about myself; my strength, my worth, and my heart. As a result I’ve had to change some things about myself. Guess it’s safe to say that with growth…
Surviving Cancer: Seasons & Changes
It’s officially a year since surgery and what a freaking years it’s been. Trials followed by tribulations, followed by more trials. People commend me on being strong and being transparent, funny I don’t know if I would have gotten this far if I wasn’t transparent. Sharing my story has lead to connections with people who…
Surviving Cancer: The reflecting moment
No one ever expects to get sick, have major surgery and wake up with a piece of them missing. Go into surgery unclear of what to really expect, especially because the condition you are suffering from is a rare one. This happened to me and it all happened so fast. Let’s back track a bit,…
Surviving Cancer: The Acceptance
I am definitely not as consumed with the changes I have endured to my lifestyle as I was a few months ago. Although I have not completely adjusted to the changes, I feel my acceptance level has increased. I can tell because my attitude is much more positive. When I was first diagnosed, I worried…
Surviving Cancer: Wrestling to Let go
It’s been seven months since surgery, five months since radiation therapy and things are finally feeling normal again. Well normal for me, I am in less pain everyday and my spirits are at an all time high. I guess I can thank summer for finally arriving. Although I’m still struggling with my broken obturator, I…
Surviving Cancer: Wrestling to Let Go
Realizing and admitting that you’re holding on to anger and fighting to let go of it, is the hardest thing. I find myself searching for answers and actually waiting for a reply from within. Like really? I had to come to the conclusion that at this moment the Why’s have to be left unanswered. I…
Surviving Cancer: The Journey Continues
“He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything”! I made a promise to myself, that I will travel a lot more this time around. While sick and on “house arrest” aka recovery- I didn’t have enough memories that brought joy to me. Memories that transformed my atmosphere, you know the…
Surviving Cancer: The Journey continues
“Happiness can be found in the Darkest of times, only when one chooses to turn to the light” I get it, my surgical team did their job, they removed the cancer, designed an obturator that helped me to keep my features and be able to communicate with speech. But damn it, they missed a few…
Janiela Roachford 