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Empowering cancer survivors through fitness and awareness. Sharing my journey of strength and resilience post-cancer treatment. 💪🎗️

04/15/2026

2025–2026 Graduate Student Exemplar Award 🏆

They said this award honors someone who overcame tremendous odds or made meaningful contributions to others.

During most of my doctoral journey, I refused to let cancer sideline me. I kept showing up, and I shared my journey so others know that lifestyle changes are powerful, non-pharmacological medicine.

This award also reflects service, leadership, and impact across communities and that’s exactly what we’ve built here.

Grateful for this community. This is bigger than me.

04/14/2026

Ringing the bell… more than once.

After chemotherapy. After radiation. And again, at events dedicated to fighting through cancer research.

Each time meant something different. The first and second were gratitude and relief that active treatment was complete. The rest were purpose.

Because surviving was never the end of my story. It became the reason I keep showing up, speaking up, and giving back.

This bell is not just an ending. It is a beginning.

04/13/2026

Breast MRI day.

The quiet waiting room. Signing consent forms. The IV going in. Changing into the gown. Waiting behind the doors before your name is called.

These are the moments people don’t always see.

It’s not just the scan. It’s the flashbacks from the first time I did this, the vulnerability, the strength it takes to keep showing up for your health, over and over again.

No matter how many times I walk into spaces like this, I remind myself why I’m here. To stay proactive. To stay aware. To keep choosing life.

One appointment at a time.

04/12/2026

Back to being friends again.

Chemo took my hair, and with it, a piece of how I saw myself. Watching it fall out was hard. That’s why I cut it because too much fell out. Starting over was humbling. But slowly, quietly, it began to grow back.

And so did our connection.

This is more than hair. This is healing. This is patience. This is learning to love every stage, even the ones you didn’t choose.

The love was always there. It was just waiting for its comeback.

And we’re almost back.

04/11/2026

The voice in your head during cancer is not always kind.
But I did a lot of reframing.
These were some of my thoughts I reframed.
If you are in the middle of treatment right now or rebuilding after, save this.
Your inner voice is one of the most powerful tools you have.
If it’s not postive, then I refused to let the first voice win.

04/09/2026

It’s happening.

I fought for my life and for this degree at the same time. Every setback, every hospital visit, every moment of doubt led here.

Dr. Shae loading ⏳

04/08/2026

Nobody told me.

Those three words describe the AYA cancer experience better than any statistic.

This week is AYA Cancer Awareness Week. For survivors diagnosed between ages 15 and 39.
Nearly 86,000 young people are diagnosed every year in the middle of college, new jobs, new relationships, and brand new lives.

And most of them are navigating it with zero guidance built for where they actually are.
If this is your story, or someone you love, save this and share it.

Because awareness is the first step to change.

04/07/2026

Surgery today.

My 6th surgery in ~2 years, but this was my best option. I’ll be out for a couple weeks from lifting, but the priority was clear. A body that can move without pain always comes first.

What cancer taught me is this. Listen to your body the first time. Do not ignore it. Do not push past it just to prove something. Strength is not just in pushing. It is in knowing when to pause, heal, and come back better.

This is just a reset, not a setback. I’ll be back.

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