Just in the last 2 weeks, I have had 3 different people reach out to me that read my article in Cancer Today, then found my blog, and contacted me. All 3 were people dealing with Stage 4 melanoma, like myself. All 3 were in the trenches of the disease, still dealing with the shock and devastation that comes from that kind of diagnosis. All 3 were also clinging to some kind of hope that there were survivors out there.
It's times like those that make me extremely grateful that I have been willing to share my story with the public. Every time I have done just that, I have done it with the sole goal of reaching others that, like me once, were reaching for a glimmer of hope in all of this. Sometimes it's very hard to hear their stories and not feel guilty that I'm still here. It's also hard because hearing their experiences gives me anxiety of the harsh reality of this disease. And that is, that unfortunately, most people don't make it past a couple of years.
The 3 people that reached out to me, I was able to either email or talk with, and it was a very humbling experience. I am so grateful that God has used me as a tool to help others in some way, and there have been numerous times where I have known that was my purpose here on Earth, and why I was still here. There are no coincidences.
