A 10 Year Anniversary No One Wants to Have...Or Do They?

I always kind of wondered how this day would feel. Today is the 10 year anniversary of being diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a form of blood cancer. It's crazy to think about. Sometimes I wonder if it really happened. Sometimes it's really scary to think of all the side effects I have yet to endure due to the very same treatment that saved my life. Sometimes I'm so thankful it happened. It changed my life. For the better.

I don't wait for life to happen. I don't do things that go against who I am as a person or who I want to be. I try everyday to learn and grow and be better. I've been surrounded by the most wonderful friends & family I didn't even know I'd need. I've met new people, had new experiences & had the opportunity to do amazing things to help amazing people because I was profoundly changed by something that could have killed me, but instead made me better, stronger, more human.

The sunset from our kitchen table is always so gorgeous (when there's sun to see) & most night's I say out loud how beautiful it is - so much so, that when I say it, Santi says "Yes Mom, we know. You love the sunset." I just can't help it. It's just a teeny tiny little everyday reminder that I'm here & I'm thankful to see this incredible world with these incredible people. But I try to take the time to notice it, because I can.

In honor of those who fought the battle of their life, for those whose futures await them & for those whose destiny we have the opportunity to change-I'm helping a new friend, Kristen Meyer raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society because my job is not done. Please help us, Kristi(e)ns, do big things because #thisstillmatters

Please consider any teeny tiny donation you're able to offer. And If you were wondering what today feels like, the 10th anniversary of a really scary day - it feels like a day, good as any, to do something that matters. Cheers to 10 years.

Link below to donate!!

https://pages.mwoy.org/soh/cincy19/kguerra