#curesarcoma

Shop release is here & so is fund raising for a new cause. July is sarcoma awareness. I am donating 20-100% of the proceeds from my monthly sales to the Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA) in Maryland @curesarcoma

I can’t believe all the simplest of things I took for granted in my life. Walking, eating, sleeping. Once these things are taken away or extremely difficult to do, you realize how important they were to you. Some days I feel I am getting stronger; mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Some days I feel better than the last, but other days I have increased pain or barely have enough energy to do the simplest of tasks like brush my teeth or make a cup of coffee. I have to take each day as they come. I celebrate all the small victories and thank God for every breath I take. Above all else, Jesus has gotten me through everything. Every struggle, test, scan, appointment, surgery, ER visit, and breakdown. He is the ultimate healer. The Way. The Light. The Truth.✝️🕊🙏🏻 #Jesus These photos show a progression with the first being on Easter 3 days before I found out and the last two photos from today. So far I have lost 14 pounds, have had 2 surgeries, 4 rounds of chemo, 3 rounds of Immunotherapy, and 1 round of radiation (with 9 to go). I know I still have a long way to go for recovery, but I am a fighter until the end and will not give up. 👊🏻🙏🏻❤️🕊✝️ #CancerSucks #Fighter #CureSarcoma https://www.instagram.com/p/B3vJoQBgl8a/?igshid=phn3ap40dsbb

Huge shout out to Noah for being amazing and donating his Gonk Droid for a good cause. We’re going to make a few small alterations and put this little droid up for auction! Proceeds from the auction will go directly to the @curesarcoma ! Stay tuned for more announcements on this following Celebration ❤️ - - #starwars #starwarscelebration #swcc #curesarcoma https://www.instagram.com/p/BwSXa23jnYM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b1jjddpk65nz

Today’s morning meditation really hit home for me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s the quote of the day “The feeling that you can’t bare another moment of sensation whether that be itching or physical pain or some other unpleasant feeling is never quite true, because in that moment you’ve already borne it. What’s really happening is that you’re afraid of the next moment” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Obviously I know for some that chronic pain can sometimes feel unbearable and it might feel like you’ll never have relief. The moment you realize that the pain won’t get better can really break you, but try not to think of the long run. That was always my mistake, I thought that the pain was like a race and it would jut go away after so many days and when it didn’t I started panicking. I thought, how will this affect my future, will I be able to have kids, will I be able to enjoy myself. That was a mistake, I had to learn to slow down and change what I thought of as progress and I also had to come to the realization that I will have pain for a long time, maybe even my whole life, but by managing the pain and sometimes working through some pain I’m able to do more. I realized I needed to learn how to live with occasional discomfort and I told myself if I can just get to the point where my pain flares up occasionally or is only bad at certain times of he day I can start to live my life again. I might not be able to do everything I thought I’d do, but by not being afraid of that next moment and knowing I’ll have relief I’ve been able to get better and do some things I thought had been lost to my pain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #chronicpain #dfsp #curesarcoma #fibromyalgia #wakingupwithsamharris https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvy4x8GjsQA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=31p57lux15jv

Warning Sappy Happy post: I was diagnosed with dermatomafibrosarcoma protuberan in November 2014. Today is the anniversary of my last surgery to remove the sarcoma. It was located in my right shoulder and once I was told I had clear margins I thought that was the end of my battle. What I didn’t count on was a four year long battle to recover. There was a time where I was almost bed ridden, where just day to day activities were hard to get through and the last thing I wanted to do was talk to people. Not only did I start to get depressed but my depression took a toll on everyone around me. There was a time where I didn’t know what to do, and I was scared. But thankfully I have an amazing support system, from Freddy to my family, to my friends. It’s taken four years but I’m finally feeling like myself again. I’ve been able to change my medications and I’ve been able to make a crazy recovery that for a time I thought wasn’t going to happen. It was hard but I had to start over, I had to start from what felt like scratch. My muscles had deteriorated since I’d become so immobile and emotionally I was a train wreck but little by little I started piecing my life together again. We started to make break throughs this a and I started watching videos by @jordan.b.peterson and @samharrisorg @daveramsey @joerogan and so many others that I can’t remember off the top of my head. So many people have helped me, my biggest supported being Freddy and I’m so grateful for the progress I’ve made. Basically I just want to thank everyone that’s helped support me in my journey and that have helped push me to get better even if they didn’t know it. This year we’re going to try to raise money to help the fight against sarcomas. Links in the bio but you can also use the QR code. All proceeds go directly to @curesarcoma Thanks for taking the time to read this ❤️-Alyss #curesarcoma #survivor #starwars #starwarscelebration https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvt4pCzD3fb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=arvfrcu601ga

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