Thanksgiving 2020

Thanksgiving is a day to reflect on the many blessings in our lives. While this year is different from others, there is still much to be grateful for.

On the 7th Thanksgiving since my cancer diagnosis:
I am thankful to still be alive to celebrate with my family and friends.
I am thankful to receive so many prayers, messages, and letters of encouragement and donations for my medical expenses.
I am thankful for my medical team who help me to live pain free and dance.
I am thankful for the research scientists who developed the treatments that made this possible.
I am thankful for charities like Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Dancers Care Foundation that raise funds for cancer research and the generosity of their donors.
I am thankful for charities like The Pink Agenda, DAC, and Live N Leap Foundation that help cancer patients directly with day-to-day needs and grant wishes.
I am thankful to re-connect with people from my past and to make many new friends.
I am thankful for my Pomeranians Vickie and Momma Mia who have comforted me, made me laugh, and helped me to see the beauty of life and living fully in the moment.
I am thankful for the writers, reporters and bloggers who shared my story and helped to make people aware that metastatic breast cancer can strike even very young women who follow a healthy lifestyle.
I am thankful to have met many extraordinary women with metastatic breast cancer who inspire me and for those who have passed away but whom I will never forget: Champagne Joy, Doris Ann Price, Toni Feller, Ronda Reichert, Beth Caldwell, Patricia Wu, Monica Hill, Erin Remme, and Chiara D’Agostino

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