“You’re fighting, fighting and fighting. Your friends and parents are around. Then, when the cancer went away, everyone was gone and expected you to be back to normal and do the things you used to do before cancer,” said Starr. “That was the harshest reality.
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I can celebrate the last day I had to suffer in silence. The opportunity to hurt out loud was my greatest gift. It changed my whole life. I felt like I was saved.
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We all hold pain and uncertainty differently. We all find strength, resilience, fight our internal battle, differently. I cannot tell you how many days I looked in the mirror, with puffy, swollen, defeated eyes and tears streaming down my face and literally, out loud, spoke to my reflection. I willed myself to keep fighting. To keep fighting. One more breath. One more moment. One more day. That was my life.
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Amanda Quick was 29 years old when she received her breast cancer diagnosis. While unexpected, she shares her story, coping mechanisms, and lessons on gratitude.
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