Chapter Seventeen: Is natural always better – or safe
Hearing that there was no cure for my cancer was devastating and so it’s only natural that I would look at what alternative are out there. Natural doesn’t necessarily mean safer though, or better.
Chapter Eighteen: When skies are grey, hope is the way
I’ve come to embrace living with cancer. Not because I found a miracle cure, but because I learned how to remain hopeful, choosing to focus on the present and cherish the everyday joys.
Chapter Nineteen; The possibility of a happy ending
Learn how to distinguish between realistic hope and wishful thinking and the story of how I came to embrace life, despite a terminal cancer diagnosis, creating lasting memories with my family.
Chapter Twenty: Once upon a fairytale
Hearing that I was going to die of cancer wasn’t exactly the fairy tale ending I had hoped for, and yet, slowly, I started to find hope, even when it seemed like there was none.
Chapter Twenty One: The courage to be vulnerable
After two years battling cancer, I’ve accepted the unpredictability of my disease as well as my vulnerabilities. Rather than being a weakness, it’s helped me face recent challenges with courage.
Chapter Twenty Two; A series of unpleasant events – Part One
Despite the ongoing challenges of living with cancer, and facing severe side-effects and uncertainties about the future, it’s important to live and authentic life and find joy in experiences.
Chapter Twenty Three: A series of unpleasant events – Part Two
A big part of living with a terminal illness is constantly having to adapt to life’s changes when faced with negative emotions, and accepting challenges while maintaining hope for the future.
