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01/11/2026

People tell cancer patients how strong they are. How brave they are. How inspiring they are.

But here's the thing...

I didn't choose to be strong. I didn't sign up to be a warrior. I didn't wake up one day and decide I wanted to prove how much I could endure.

I just wanted to live.

I wanted more birthdays. More holidays. More ordinary Tuesdays. More time watching my kids grow up. More memories with my husband. More LIFE.

There were days I didn't feel strong. Days I cried. Days I was terrified. Days I wondered how much more I could take.

And you know what? That's okay.

Because cancer isn't a test of strength. And surviving doesn't mean you were never scared.

Sometimes, what people call bravery is simply someone doing everything they can to stay here.

I never wanted to be an inspiration. I just wanted a future. ❤️

💬 To my fellow cancer fighters and survivors, have you ever felt the pressure to be strong when all you really wanted was to be okay?

23/10/2026

Sums everything up perfectly

Respectfully, if you've never sat in a chemotherapy chair with poison running through your veins, been pinned down to a radiation table, or found yourself Googling your own life expectancy, please don't tell me how to live my life.

Please don't tell me what I should be grateful for, what I should have learned, how I should feel, or what I should be doing differently now that I've survived cancer.

Because there's something about coming face to face with your own mortality that changes the way you see just about everything.

When you've spent months having your body pushed to its limits just to keep you alive, when you've cried through treatments you knew you had to endure, when you've wondered whether you'd live long enough to see your children grow up, your perspective on life becomes deeply personal.

And so do your priorities.

I have spent enough time being told what I needed to do to survive. I've had enough decisions made out of necessity rather than choice. I've endured things I wouldn't wish on another human being, and I'm still living with consequences I never agreed to but had to accept.

So forgive me if I'm a little less willing to entertain opinions about how I should be living the life I fought so desperately to keep.

Maybe I don't want to spend my time pleasing everyone anymore. Maybe I don't feel the need to explain every decision I make. Maybe the things that once seemed so important don't hold the same weight they used to.

And maybe some days I'm going to be angry, frustrated, exhausted, or downright miserable about what cancer has taken from me. That doesn't mean I've forgotten how precious my life is.

I don't need someone who has never walked this road to explain the value of the life I'm living. I know exactly what it costs to still be here.

And I also know that surviving cancer doesn't mean I owe the world a particular version of myself.

I don't owe anyone constant positivity, endless gratitude, an inspirational attitude, or a life that makes other people comfortable with what I've been through.

This isn't about believing my suffering makes me more important than anyone else. It doesn't. And you don't have to experience cancer to have endured unimaginable pain or to understand what truly matters in life.

It's about recognizing that there's a difference between caring about how someone lives and believing you have the right to dictate it.

You are welcome to have your opinions. But please understand that I have earned the right to make peace with my life on my own terms.

Cancer already took away enough of my choices. I'm not handing over the ones I have left.

Jessica's Healing Journey 💙

17/10/2026

Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used cancer treatments, but it does not exclusively target cancer cells. It can also damage healthy cells, which explains many of its side effects.

Most traditional chemotherapy drugs work by interfering with cell division. Because cancer cells often divide rapidly, they are particularly vulnerable to these medications.

However, some healthy cells also divide quickly, including those in hair follicles, bone marrow, and the lining of the digestive system.

This is why chemotherapy can cause hair loss, nausea, fatigue, mouth sores, and a reduced ability to fight infections.

Damage to bone marrow can temporarily reduce the production of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets, increasing the risks of infection, anemia, and bleeding.

Some chemotherapy drugs can also affect the heart, kidneys, nerves, or reproductive organs, depending on the medication and dosage.

However, the claim that chemotherapy “kills everything” is scientifically incorrect.

Chemotherapy does not destroy every cell in the body. Its effects depend on the specific drug, dose, treatment schedule, and sensitivity of different tissues.

Many healthy tissues recover after treatment ends, although some side effects can persist or become permanent.

Importantly, chemotherapy has successfully cured certain cancers, including many cases of Hodgkin lymphoma, testicular cancer, and childhood leukemia.

For other cancers, it can shrink tumors, reduce the risk of recurrence, extend survival, or relieve symptoms.

Modern oncology also uses targeted therapies, immunotherapy, surgery, and radiation, sometimes alongside chemotherapy, to improve outcomes.

Despite its limitations, chemotherapy remains an essential treatment that has saved millions of lives.

Source: National Cancer Institute; American Cancer Society; World Health Organization.

13/10/2026

Never ever giving up hope 🙏

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It’s OCTOBER so that means wear it pink!!!

01/10/2026

Many women on hormone therapy for breast cancer know this feeling. 🔥

A nonhormonal pill for hot flashes caused by tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors is on the FDA's fast track. Here's what the trial found. https://hubs.li/Q04yCxqb0

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