I’ve come to realize how incredibly lucky I am to have the support and genuine love from my family, friends and work-family.  That support has helped me rally through my unspoken dark times.. Those times when I wanted to give up and stop my treatments because they were too painful and emotionally draining.  

It’s the love of my hubby, who is by my side at each infusion, working hard and still managing to keep our bills paid on-time and maintain a clean household when I can’t.  My three older sisters who drove for hours and even flown over the Atlantic just to spend time with me.  It’s my awesome friends and work-family who listen to my rants and tough times, and have made me such thoughtful care packages to help me through my side effects and treatments.  It’s my bestest girlfriends who have visited me during my infusions – our girl talks and non-stop laughter helped make a difficult day go by so much quicker.  It’s also the many check-in texts and photos of my grand-niece, which always make my days brighter.

Starting my treatment plan so quickly after my diagnosis, I didn’t realize how valuable having additional support during this time would be.  They may not know it, but I truly believe that this support from my family and friends have been so beneficial to my well-being.  Just that feeling of having someone on my side, fighting with me and routing me on, is more than I could have asked for.