Birthday holds a special meaning for us cancer survivors. It is not just a celebration of our age, it is also a celebration of love, life, and laughter despite cancer tried to crush us down. Three years from today, I was diagnosed with rare cancer and it was the month Continue Reading
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What Does Normal Mean, Anyway?
Seriously, what does normal mean, anyway? That was Forrest’s awesome mother blurted out during her conversation with the flirty school principal. Well, have you thought about that? What’s normal anyways? Being normal does not really have a true definition because everything is just — relative. You really don’t have to Continue Reading
Could You Spare Some Time For A Quick Chat?
Have you ever asked yourself, “What can I do with my time that is important?” I can never think about the past that my parents became very successful in their endeavors in life. Before my father died, he was unemployed for years, ended up selling animals while suffering from a Continue Reading
A Smile Costs Nothing But Gives Much
Smiling wooden figure. Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash You’ve got cancer! Smile! Are you kidding me? Smile? When my doctor told me I had cancer, nothing was the same anymore. Having cancer was like a point of no return. No trace of a smile was found on my face. Continue Reading
We’re Feeling Feelings Every Day
It’s just the way that you’re feeling now. It might just change somehow. So, I was inspired today to write this article about feelings. After publishing two more interviews recently, I always think to offset from one blog to another. Like after writing a kind of downcast personal story, another Continue Reading
Think Healthy To Nourish Your Body (Blog #4)
CieloMy name is Cielo, the author of “The Cancer Voice Asia”, a blog that aims to support and inspire anyone who is facing cancer. I know how it feels to be diagnosed with a rare and aggressive type of cancer, Leiomyosarcoma, at the age of 29. I know the challenges, Continue Reading