Currently, I am in the recovery phase of Ovarian Cancer and Encephalitis. This dual disease entered my life in January 19th 2015 and since that time I have never been the same. Cancer alone is enough to swallow but my encephalitis (brain inflammation) is an ongoing battle that tests my limits each and every day. On that note the phrase "I'm not sure what I'm doing but I'm getting good at it" inspired me to write about women who have vision. Why? Since diagnosed I have been hospitalized for nearly 4 months, rehabbed for 3 and underwent 21 various chemotherapy or immunosuppressant regimens. Needless to say, some days I still don't know what I am doing, mentally or physically. The inflammation causes me to forget, stutter, wobble and succumb to cerebellum overload. But I am alive and happy to share my perspective of strong women that I've researched in times of mental strife. I just kept thinking, "If they could move mountains then I can wake up today." And so I do.
Photos: My sisters and I circa 1980s.
