by Connect Thru Cancer | Feb 11, 2022 | General
I was eleven years old when my mom was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Unlike my older sisters, I didn’t realize how serious it was. I was just happy that people kept showing up at our house with food and treats. I particularly remember a basket of...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Oct 29, 2021 | General
The Kelly Family: Porter, Tishi, Quinn, Riley and Kevin Courage Strength in the face of pain To withstand danger and fear To do what one thinks is right Physical Social Moral Emotional Spiritual “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Jul 28, 2021 | General
Three women reached out to me recently, each with a different inquiry, but all with something in common – Breast Cancer. One woman, three days away from a double mastectomy. Another, decided on radical surgery because she has the BRCA gene. And yet another,...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Mar 8, 2021 | General, My Story
“I am brave” should be the mantra of every single human on the planet for this past year! I was not sure I had something more to say about cancer, as I felt I had shared my story. However, the end of 2020 came quickly and as an epic year not to be forgotten. Then as...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Dec 2, 2020 | General
What is your “happily ever after?” Is there even such a thing? I have been pondering this question a lot lately. Coincidentally, I came across a podcast recently called “The Happiness Lab” and was listening to an episode with Professor Daniel Gilbert the other day....