I'm a survivor

An inspritational message to those still fighting their fight:

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I have cancer...
but cancer does not have me.

Cancer is not who I am,
it is only a bend in the road that is my life's journey,
an unexpected detour on my path.

It is a lesson in the cosmic schoolroom that is human existence.

So I will pause to rest...
and heal...
and study the lesson,
before I move onto my life without cancer.

I will not give into fear,
and I will not be discouraged by setbacks.
Setbacks are only opportunities to review the lesson.

I will not be ashamed of my scars.
Scars are the brushstrokes in the masterpiece that is my life.

I will be thankful for the many blessings cancer has brought into my life:
People I never would have known,
love that I had never been still or quite enough to witness,
humility I needed,
strength I thought I had lost,
courage I never knew I had.

I will remember that I can still have fun,
that it is okay -even healthy- to be silly.

I will remember that to find the joy in rainbows,
I must endure the rain.

And I will remember always that...
while I may have cancer,
cancer does not have me.
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(can also be found at www.thesurvivormovie.com as a movie)

Jordan