“ I associated it (cancer) with a death sentence since that was my dad’s outcome. I also assumed that poor diet was a major factor in whether or not you could get cancer. I was so, so wrong.”

"Be your own advocate! If you need to get a second opinion get one, you know your own body. If no one listens go to the hospital and lastly get a colonoscopy."

“A half hour before my first round of chemo I got a call from the fertility doctor saying that NONE of our embryos were “good” enough to be frozen...mind you I was that person that didn’t want kids, until the doctor told me I COULDNT have kids.

The doctor said my eggs were “old” eggs and didn’t make it to the stage to be frozen.

As I sat in the bathroom having a melt down, my husband came home and told me that there were SO MANY different way for us to HAVE a family that I didn’t need to stress about that now, that my focus was on getting better.”

"Cancer treatment alters your identity and forces you to put your life on hold. However, please know that time is a gift. Take the time to try something new and explore a different side of yourself."