Survivors!

After being able to share my situation to my sisters (we've not yet informed our parents), the first thing I asked from them is to find a breast cancer survivor who I could talk to. 

I only knew two people with breast cancer and unfortunately, they've passed on so my vision of hope in surviving was so bleak. Both these ladies are from Baguio, my age. One is an ex-colleague and one is a friend whose family used to rent a room in our house. Later on I found out that our neighbor also lost the fight on breast cancer. This made me think, 3 of use lived close together....

My eldest sister, the friendliest among all of us knew someone and immediately arranged a meeting.

Meet ate Vina - 6 year breast cancer survivor from Stage IIB. She shared her chemo and radiation experience and told me to fight. The only way to survive is fight.  This simple meeting with her gave me a boost of hope.

Thank you ate Vina!

Also through Ate Vina, I was invited to join a Breast Cancer awareness talk. There I met ladies who fought the good fight who only told me one thing, YOU MUST FIGHT TO SURVIVE!

I met both young and not so young survivors. A mother, a Nun, a young single lady...  10 years, 7 years, 6 years survivors... They had one thing in common, they LOVED OTHERS-through the service they do. I also noticed and commented, they were all glowing, beautiful. That probably is the result of the goodness from their hearts and because they are thankful to live, one day at a time.

Ladies of the iCanserve foundation, and the women who attended the forum. Photo taken by my dear husband who was the only male participant, woot!