Cancer Healing Journeys by ZenOnco.io & Love Heals Cancer

Shannon is one of the youngest Breast cancer survivors. She loves God, her husband Josh, travel, crafts, and saving money. When she was diagnosed with Breast cancer at 25 years old, her life halted. She felt overwhelmed, overloaded with impersonal information, and struggled to envision a future. She yearned for a sense of "normalcy" and returned to enjoying life.

Cancer becomes all-consuming, but she didn't realize how much growth happens through adversity at diagnosis. After years of living beyond her diagnosis, "Your Breast Life" was created to share more to life than cancer with other young women. Shannon says, "my hope for you is to encounter encouragement for living your breast life because diagnosis doesn't define. As your thrifty guide to wellness and adventure, may you find inspiration not just for surviving but thriving in life after cancer!!"

Sheila Vanessa started having migraine, coughs, and shortness of breath as her primary symptoms. She consulted her primary doctor, who offered her some medications, but the symptoms did not disappear. Later she lost hearing of the right ear. She consulted an ENT, but there was no cure. After a year, she started having double vision. As a result, she was admitted to the emergency department, and an MRI scan revealed stage 3 Brain Cancer or Metastatic Paraganglioma. She underwent surgery, chemotherapy and 33 cycles of radiation therapy as a part of the treatment. As a result of surgery, she had facial paralysis on the right side. She also underwent a new treatment called Lutathera to shrink neuroendocrine tumours.

Sheils says, "Your journey may be similar to mine, or maybe it's quite different than mine. Maybe you just got diagnosed and feel scared. Maybe you are angry and see no purpose in any of it. Maybe you have tried it all and have lost all hope. Maybe you are tired of believing and feel like giving up. No matter what season of your journey you are currently in, what battles you are currently fighting, I want you to know that there is still hope! Don't give up just yet. Always remember that His mighty love lives in you." Her story is in detail on her blog thrivingwithchrist.com/there-is-light-ahead.

Trish Sanchez Hyde was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive breast cancer in January 2021. She did not have any symptoms. Her cancer got detected from her annual mammograms. She went through a double mastectomy with expanders inserted and then went through chemotherapy and radiation therapy simultaneously. Her message to other cancer patients is to stay positive, find a sound support system and communicate.

Toral Shah is a 3 times breast cancer survivor. Initially, she felt a lump which made her go for the tests. The first time when she got cancer, she was 29 and was pursuing her masters. The second time she got cancer was in 2018 and had a flap reconstruction. Cancer recurred for the third time in 2021, and then she went through radiation therapies. She is on Tamoxifen currently. She is a nutritional scientist, so she uses nutrition and lifestyle to help support her cancer journey. Toral gives the main focus to her diet and body, which enables her to heal faster. She tells everyone to include exercise and meditation in their everyday life. Her family and friends were her primary support. She has cut out all the toxicity from her life, which helped her have a positive mindset. Summing up her journey Toral says, " It's like climbing Mount Everest, but eventually you get there, and the view is worth it.

Samuel Gunnell was diagnosed with multiple myeloma with lymphoma cancer at the same time. 12 bone marrow biopsies detected cancer. He went through extensive chemotherapies and 2 bone marrow transplantations. He tells everyone that we all know answers to questions that we know are conclusive. So relax, it's going to be okay. Samuel is grateful for finding new perspectives to life, communicating, and getting a second life from God. Summing up his journey, "Always follow your dream".

Yoli Origel was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer when she was 31 years old. Her treatment consisted of 16 weeks of chemotherapy. Then she did a bilateral mastectomy, followed by 35 rounds of radiation therapy. After 6 months, she had a flap reconstruction to reconstruct her breast. She had a lot of preventive measures so that the cancer didn't return. She had a genetic history of cancer, so she had to take extra care of herself. She says to all the cancer patients to make notes while visiting their oncologists for checkups and not leave everything on the doctors or caregivers. Be aware of your body. She also went to a homoeopathic doctor for her nutrition. Then she consulted with her oncologist about the things, and with the help of both, her nails grew fast, her hair grew fast, and she felt a lot of energy. So until the radiation, her body became strong enough to fight through it. Yoli is now the Executive Director and Founder at Cancer Kinship, a fiscally sponsored project of OneOC. Her life mission is to support newly-diagnosed cancer patients and survivors through programs and services offered by Cancer Kinship. Being a 14-year cancer survivor has given her an incredible thirst for life, a love of extreme sports, and a very affectionate personality.

Vimla is a Breast Cancer Survivor. Initially, she noticed some lumps on her Breast, and it started hurting. When she consulted the doctor, the doctor prescribed some medicines, but there was no relief from her symptoms. She again consulted the doctor and was again given some medication. As expected, nothing happened. On further tests, Breast Cancer was diagnosed. She took some ayurvedic medicines for a while. She also used to wake up early morning and do yoga. This went on for four months, and finally, after four months, when a PET scan was conducted, the tumour size increased. She then underwent surgery, sixteen cycles of chemotherapy and radiation therapy as a part of the treatment. She says," Do not waste time. Follow medical advice and choose the right treatment option at the right time."

Renee Singh was diagnosed with stage 2 Breast Cancer in the year 2017. One day while she was doing a self-examination of her breasts, she noticed a lump on her left breast and, that's how she came across the diagnosis. She was then referred to the Breast Cancer Foundation, where they conducted her biopsy, and the diagnosis was confirmed. She underwent left breast mastectomy, radiation therapy and chemotherapy as a part of the treatment. Her children and her husband were the primary emotional support. Renee says, "Awareness is a must. It is important that caregivers are aware of Do's and Dont's as Cancer journey is unpredictable".

Ravi Gangaram Sharma is a Bone Cancer survivor. In 2012 he started feeling pain in his legs. He tried some natural medicines, but the pain did not get relieved. After a while, he consulted the doctor, and on further tests, it was revealed as Bone cancer. He underwent knee Replacement Surgery and chemotherapy for the same. Ravi says, " Do not listen to all the things that others have to say about Cancer. The journey is different for every individual". He is now working as a patient navigator & Social Worker at TATA Memorial Hospital Parel & OncoHappy.

Shanee' Wilson is a 34-year-old wife, mom, woman of God, and business owner whose life suddenly changed with the devastating news of Cancer. In January 2017, she was diagnosed with stage four non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer, which was by far the most painful, trying, and challenging journey that she has ever been through in her life. Not only did the disease break her down as a human being, but the power of Cancer and chemotherapy had her mentally and physically convinced that she was dead while alive. Shanee' did not hide anywhere; she faced it; she overcame it and proved that " Cancer picked the wrong diva." She also started a website www.fightingandfabulous.com to shop cancer products, read her blog and donate.