What a powerful post about what does the word cancer mean to you by @merpreb. I know it means something different to me today than it did before having cancer. First, I now think of it as an umbrella disease as there are so many different types of cancer. None of them good, but some much more severe than others. I think the words that come to mind are strength and fortitude. A person doesn’t know what they have in them until they are tested. I learned a lot about myself and those around me. The survival part is not only getting rid of the cancer but surviving the treatment and all the emotions that go with it. You have to learn to for go some independence and accept help and maybe even ask for help. It’s also about gratitude. Everyday, I wake up feeling grateful for the day and notice so many things around me. If ever I don’t feel like doing something, I tell myself that it’s better than being in a hospital bed hooked up to an IV with Chemo running through my veins. Put one foot in front of the other and power through.