Don't forget who you are

I'm not going to lie. There have been a number of times during my cancer treatment where I began to lose sight of who I was. Without the usual markers - work, friends, exercise, a social life, hair...I began to feel like the Amanda I used to be was completely missing in action. But as I got closer to the end of the treatment, I found her again. I realised that not only was she still there, she was actually stronger, smarter and slightly more chilled than the old Amanda. I also had to remind myself that I am not my appearance, I am not my brain and I am certainly not my cancer. I'm bigger than all of that, and those that love you can see who you are when everything else has been stripped away.

Amanda