You Are a Survivor!
Sasha Bush
The Ashland Beacon
“You were given this life because you were strong enough to live it”.
-Ain Eineziz
We all possess a strength that is often not revealed until we are at our most vulnerable moments in life. Those moments where it feels as if the world is caving in around us and we simply can’t see a way out. It is in such a time as this that many have thoughts of giving up, but that’s when you need to remember that fighting takes far more strength than giving up.
It’s easy to give up and let the unfortunate and often unexpected events of life drag you down into the bottomless pits of darkness. This is when you must come to the realization that your only option is to become a survivor!
A survivor is someone that has been pushed to the edge and looked over into the bottomless abyss of despair and declared that “today is simply not the day that I will allow myself to venture into this darkness! Today is not the day that I will give up! But rather that today is the day that I will collect all my sorrow… all my fears… all my strength… and fight!”
Because fighting is the only thing that makes sense. “Fighting is the only thing that you have left to do. Fight for yourself, your family, your friends, and fight for those that have lost their lives to this horrible disease that may have not had a chance to fight for themselves. A diagnosis of breast cancer can be one of the most terrifying moments in a person’s life and often they are left feeling that they are in that fight alone. Many people may find themselves embarrassed or ashamed to share their diagnosis with others because they fear they may be looked upon as weak or broken.
You my friend are not weak nor broken. YOU are a survivor! You have the heart of a warrior and strength of a bear. You need only to realize it and embrace it. Share your diagnosis with the world so that others may see your impeccable strength and inspiring courage which might be exactly what the next person needs to find their own strength to get through this difficult journey.
Having the courage to fight doesn’t mean that every day will be easy or great, but it does mean that every day you can lay your head down at night and rest easy knowing that you faced the day with every ounce of strength that you had and that my friend takes real courage.
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says… I will try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher.