I first heard the dreaded ‘C’ word in relation to myself when I was 32, in October 2010, when I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Metastatic Melanoma. After I quickly progressed to Stage 4, it often crossed my mind to write a blog in order to let others in my situation know how the treatments on offer have worked for me along with maybe helping myself by getting it all out and onto ‘paper’. With some bravery, a whole lot of luck and a good medical team, it doesn’t have to be the imminent death sentence that it first appears.
The title of the blog is taken from my life anthem – Titanium by David Guetta. Whenever I’m feeling low, or just need to give myself a boost, I play this song on repeat a few times and sing along. It never fails to get me pumped up and remind me that I have surpassed expectations, I can still enjoy doing great things and I’m full of life. Whatever life throws at me, I can pick myself up and fight for another day. I’m not saying that it’s always easy, and sometimes it takes longer to pull everything together than others, but I’ll keep doing it for as long as I can. I’m not ready to throw in the towel as there’s so much more I still want to do.
I Am Titanium 