I have a friend who’s a photographer and she asked me to sit for her this weekend.  I said yes because a) she’s my friend and b) I love a good photo–but I never expected this.  

How’s that for a breast less, left-lung challenged, mother of 2, wife of 1, chronically-diseased, metastaic breast cancer patient? Just looking at this woman makes me feel strong and proud.  Hell, she looks like she could beat down anything–even breast cancer. And she’s me.

And let me say that there are some days I don’t feel like this, and I sure don’t look like it either.  But this photo reminds me that whatever dark cloud may be barging its way into my life on a sporadic, out of the blue way–like it did last week–that this lady in this photo is just waiting underneath it to punch through the negativity and shine like a spotlight on the good, strong, positive and hopeful side of a metastatic cancer life.

Thank you to VIP Studios for making it happen.  Now–off to kick some cancer butt!

Ann’s books ‘pink tips’ and ‘Words To Live By’ now available in the SHOP section of this website.