I am a five time cancer survivor. Breast cancer hit in 2010 as number five at age 55. Number four was thyroid cancer at age 50. Number three was osteosarcoma in my right hip at age 48. Number two was lung cancer at age 16. Number one was a lymphoma which appeared as a tumor in my spine at age 15. I am a survivor! Life has not always been easy, but it has been good! I want to let people know that there truly is life after cancer. I want them to know that there is hope in the midst of cancer. I want them to know that cancer does not rule your life, even when the fear seems to suffocate you. I am an educator in the public school system, teaching music to grades Pre-k to 12. I believe that I have taught the kids much more than music just by showing them that life goes on, with a smile on my face. I have a zeal for LIFE! Every day is a gift!
Deb WahlbergIRONWOOD, MI
