#thyca

#Repost @holapaulina ・・・ Sometimes I need to remind myself how far I've come since my thyroid cancer diagnosis. My journey is far from over, and some days it feels like I will never reach my goal of having no detectable disease, but I can't let it stop me from living my life. Throughout everything, I haven't let my cancer take my happiness. Seeing my name on this year's @silvermoonbrewing F*Cancer was so empowering. Drinking this beer with the owners of Silver Moon Brewing and @karaskaf from @fightingpretty yesterday was such a great experience. I hope I can do for others what Kara has done for me and so many other women fighting cancer! If you can, please buy this beer. The money raised goes to non-profits that provide support for cancer patients and research. If it is unavailable in your area, it will be available on @tavour soon! . . . #beerselfie #fcancer #silvermoon #fightingpretty #cancersurvivor #thyca #thyroidcancersurvivor #thyroidectomy #papillarythyroidcancer https://www.instagram.com/p/CCggTALHYZf/?igshid=3bpbwgyb415d

#gammacamera shenanigans 😂 I had RAI dosing this week to become a little bit She-Hulk (as I like to call it) for a whole body scan. I didn't know what they would find, but you gotta have fun. Got my results yesterday, my scan is clear, happy dance time! #thyroidcancer #thyca #radioactiveiodine #thyroidectomy #noonefightsalone #shehulkstatus #fuckcancer https://www.instagram.com/p/B4r78cIlUke/?igshid=9gfyf39xfho

We often don’t talk about the things that remind us how fragile we can be as human beings. I personally have always been an emotional person. I feel and look at the world from a different perspective. I’ve never once thought of it as a weakness but more of a virtue, to feel and understand what the world is trying to tell you. When I was first diagnosed with Thyroid cancer, i remember crying for weeks. I was told that I was lucky enough that it was only thyca and that it was considered “the good cancer”. I couldn’t understand how good and cancer could go on a sentence. I am still here living my life the best I can and I am thankful that I am still able to do it. We are all human trying our best to do what we can with what life has dealt us. Do I give myself credit for being strong enough? NO. I used to cry every day at how lost and scared I was. It’s okay to feel scared, but it is also okay to know that sometimes we don’t realize how strong we are until it’s the only option. This changes you. I don’t admit how frustrating it is to have one just little pill control how you feel everyday and how your life depends on it for life. I won’t admit that they were days that you just don’t feel like trying. I will admit how my mother and my boyfriend played an important role in my journey. They say love can take you through any adversity because it does. Dan words will always be of uplifting to me, “Don’t worry baby, I got you through bad and good. We will get through this or anything.” We are human. We are allowed to be scared, confused, upset and sometimes unmotivated but we are also allowed to feel happy, confident and proud of how we take an approach at the world. This is me, three months after surgery and two months after RAI. My body is different, I am still trying to understand the new me and it’s okay because I have a whole life ahead me to love myself and challenge myself. My scar is small, sometimes untraceable but it’s a story that run deep.

I am just thankful I am still standing... still here and just living my best possible life...