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[Music] so it was 2011 I had just turned 31
so it was 2011 I had just turned 31
so it was 2011 I had just turned 31 years old and for the first time in my
years old and for the first time in my
years old and for the first time in my life I felt like I was truly embracing
life I felt like I was truly embracing
life I felt like I was truly embracing the essence of being a woman I was
the essence of being a woman I was
the essence of being a woman I was learning how I truly was
learning how I truly was
learning how I truly was I was excelling in my career as an
I was excelling in my career as an
I was excelling in my career as an English teacher and I found what I
English teacher and I found what I
English teacher and I found what I thought at the time to be true love
thought at the time to be true love
thought at the time to be true love being in my 30s wasn’t so terrible and
being in my 30s wasn’t so terrible and
being in my 30s wasn’t so terrible and everything seemed to be on a steady
everything seemed to be on a steady
everything seemed to be on a steady upswing until life presented me with
upswing until life presented me with
upswing until life presented me with circumstances that would forever turn my
circumstances that would forever turn my
circumstances that would forever turn my world upside down it’s so unfortunate
world upside down it’s so unfortunate
world upside down it’s so unfortunate that this has happened to you so young
that this has happened to you so young
that this has happened to you so young one in five women with your diagnosis
one in five women with your diagnosis
one in five women with your diagnosis will live to see five years you have a
will live to see five years you have a
will live to see five years you have a 15% chance of beating this are you going
15% chance of beating this are you going
15% chance of beating this are you going to die how did you get this these are
to die how did you get this these are
to die how did you get this these are just a few of the horrid things I had to
just a few of the horrid things I had to
just a few of the horrid things I had to hear when life blindsided me with a
hear when life blindsided me with a
hear when life blindsided me with a stage 4 incurable metastatic breast
stage 4 incurable metastatic breast
stage 4 incurable metastatic breast cancer diagnosis nearly six and a half
cancer diagnosis nearly six and a half
cancer diagnosis nearly six and a half years ago my body was riddled with
years ago my body was riddled with
years ago my body was riddled with cancer and as hard as it was to hear
cancer and as hard as it was to hear
cancer and as hard as it was to hear such things from medical professionals
such things from medical professionals
such things from medical professionals family friends and strangers I made a
family friends and strangers I made a
family friends and strangers I made a promise to myself that I was going to
promise to myself that I was going to
promise to myself that I was going to beat this by any means necessary I would
beat this by any means necessary I would
beat this by any means necessary I would be that one in five women to live to see
be that one in five women to live to see
be that one in five women to live to see five years I would be in that 15 percent
six years of non-stop chemotherapy
six years of non-stop chemotherapy induced menopause countless surgeries
induced menopause countless surgeries
induced menopause countless surgeries and a few bouts with death are just a
and a few bouts with death are just a
and a few bouts with death are just a few of the challenges that I’ve had to
few of the challenges that I’ve had to
few of the challenges that I’ve had to face on this bridge for the first four
face on this bridge for the first four
face on this bridge for the first four years the cancer was stable for the most
years the cancer was stable for the most
years the cancer was stable for the most part but then came near five my life
part but then came near five my life
part but then came near five my life expectancy and sure enough the cancer
expectancy and sure enough the cancer
expectancy and sure enough the cancer returned with a vengeance devouring my
returned with a vengeance devouring my
returned with a vengeance devouring my right breast and flooding both of my
right breast and flooding both of my
right breast and flooding both of my lungs leaving me essentially breathless
lungs leaving me essentially breathless
lungs leaving me essentially breathless this chemo that chemo nothing was
this chemo that chemo nothing was
this chemo that chemo nothing was stopping it the one person that I
stopping it the one person that I
stopping it the one person that I thought could save my life totally gave
thought could save my life totally gave
thought could save my life totally gave up on me I’m sorry but my drugs just
up on me I’m sorry but my drugs just
up on me I’m sorry but my drugs just aren’t working those would be the last
aren’t working those would be the last
aren’t working those would be the last words that I would hear from my then
words that I would hear from my then
words that I would hear from my then oncologist but I knew something just
oncologist but I knew something just
oncologist but I knew something just wasn’t right the God within me my
wasn’t right the God within me my
wasn’t right the God within me my intuition was literally screaming at me
intuition was literally screaming at me
intuition was literally screaming at me with
with
with manifested as panic attacks that were so
manifested as panic attacks that were so
manifested as panic attacks that were so debilitating I literally spent an entire
debilitating I literally spent an entire
debilitating I literally spent an entire summer indoors praying on my hands and
summer indoors praying on my hands and
summer indoors praying on my hands and knees and trying to tap into this power
knees and trying to tap into this power
knees and trying to tap into this power that I kept reading about and hearing
that I kept reading about and hearing
that I kept reading about and hearing about on my spiritual journey supposably
about on my spiritual journey supposably
about on my spiritual journey supposably we all had access to it so how how was I
we all had access to it so how how was I
we all had access to it so how how was I gonna access this power more than ever I
gonna access this power more than ever I
gonna access this power more than ever I needed God I needed answers and I needed
needed God I needed answers and I needed
needed God I needed answers and I needed them quickly soon enough the answers and
them quickly soon enough the answers and
them quickly soon enough the answers and messages and signs that I was so
messages and signs that I was so
messages and signs that I was so desperately praying for started to
desperately praying for started to
desperately praying for started to appear and I began to follow
appear and I began to follow
appear and I began to follow I took the giant leap of faith believing
I took the giant leap of faith believing
I took the giant leap of faith believing the most prestigious Cancer Center in
the most prestigious Cancer Center in
the most prestigious Cancer Center in the whole entire world and found a new
the whole entire world and found a new
the whole entire world and found a new Doctor Who through testing and biopsy
Doctor Who through testing and biopsy
Doctor Who through testing and biopsy discovered that I had been misdiagnosed
discovered that I had been misdiagnosed
discovered that I had been misdiagnosed no wonder I wasn’t responding to
no wonder I wasn’t responding to
no wonder I wasn’t responding to treatment I was on all of the wrong
treatment I was on all of the wrong
treatment I was on all of the wrong drugs for over four years I quickly
drugs for over four years I quickly
drugs for over four years I quickly found a new oncologist I started the
found a new oncologist I started the
found a new oncologist I started the correct treatment and slowly but surely
correct treatment and slowly but surely
correct treatment and slowly but surely my circumstances started it started to
my circumstances started it started to
my circumstances started it started to turn around what wonders being on the
turn around what wonders being on the
turn around what wonders being on the right drugs will do fast-forward to
right drugs will do fast-forward to
right drugs will do fast-forward to today
today
today after a few more bouts with death I am
after a few more bouts with death I am
after a few more bouts with death I am currently the strongest and healthiest I
currently the strongest and healthiest I
currently the strongest and healthiest I have been and this almost seven year
have been and this almost seven year
have been and this almost seven year journey cancer is hardly traceable in my
journey cancer is hardly traceable in my
journey cancer is hardly traceable in my body I have defied every single odd
body I have defied every single odd
body I have defied every single odd placed against me by staying in my truth
placed against me by staying in my truth
placed against me by staying in my truth by believing myself and by following my
by believing myself and by following my
by believing myself and by following my intuition and this intuition this
intuition and this intuition this
intuition and this intuition this god-given power that I speak of is
god-given power that I speak of is
god-given power that I speak of is within each and every single one of us
within each and every single one of us
within each and every single one of us and it knows our truth and just like it
and it knows our truth and just like it
and it knows our truth and just like it led me to uncover my misdiagnosis your
led me to uncover my misdiagnosis your
led me to uncover my misdiagnosis your intuition also holds your truth I
intuition also holds your truth I
intuition also holds your truth I encourage each and every one of you to
encourage each and every one of you to
encourage each and every one of you to get to know this power to get tapped in
get to know this power to get tapped in
get to know this power to get tapped in with this innate god-given magic that
with this innate god-given magic that
with this innate god-given magic that lies within each and every one of us for
lies within each and every one of us for
lies within each and every one of us for once you do anything is possible
once you do anything is possible
once you do anything is possible anything even defeating something that
anything even defeating something that
anything even defeating something that was supposed to kill you
was supposed to kill you
was supposed to kill you thank you
thank you
thank you [Music]
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[Music] you
you
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