04/08/2026
I think Sherry had a hand in asking us to share this post again as we talk more about mental health 🩵 CHOOSE JOY on the hard days 🩵
Let’s talk about mental health and positive mindset. I saw a post the other day that said, “Just because I carry it well, doesn’t mean it’s not heavy.” Whew. Never read a truer statement in my life. People ask me all the time how I can be so happy all the time and have so much joy in my life when I live with a life threatening illness. First of all, I’m not happy all the time. Second, it’s really simple, it’s a choice I make everyday when I wake up. I CHOOSE JOY. I CHOOSE HAPPINESS. Because the alternative is waking up everyday and focusing on the bad stuff...the fact that I was told I had Stage 3C ovarian cancer at the age of 35 and given a 20% chance to survive 5 years. The fact that Ill never have children. The fact that I have recurrent ovarian cancer and will be in treatment for the rest of my life. The fact that all of my friends who got diagnosed when I did are all gone. That’s the bad stuff. The really hard stuff that takes over in my mind sometimes and tries to bring me down to the deepest darkest place. So when those thoughts come up now I replace them with the good things that have come out of this less than ideal card I’ve been dealt in life. The fact that I’m alive. 🙌 That I’m here NOW to make memories with my friends and family. The fact that I have POWER to help control my disease through my mind, diet, exercise, and all the other amazing integrative practices I’ve learned. The fact that I get to love on kids all the time that need me...not only the cancer kids I work with, but my nephews and friends kids. The fact that I know God has me here for a purpose. And that purpose is to share my struggles, good and bad, and to lift others up! That one really gets to me. I often think what an honor it is that HE chose ME to do that job. So instead of looking at my disease as a bad thing, I look at each day I’m here as a blessing to help someone else traveling this journey. Stay strong my friends. We get one shot at this life. Let’s make it count and help eachother along the way 💙🙏 - Sherry