Thursday, February 11, 2016

I’m Just a Nobody Trying to Tell Everybody….





On Tuesday February 2nd one of our teal sisters got her wings just less than two short months after diagnosis. Brittany Burns, fiancée of Tony Steward a Buffalo Bills linebacker at age 25, just like me, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. It is said she had a very rare form of ovarian cancer. Right after her diagnosis she and Tony started a campaign to help other women facing similar hardships. Her campaign is called “Fight Like a Girl” and if you would like to support it you can do so by following this link: https://www.crowdrise.com/brittandtonysfightli

I wanted to feature the life of Brittany this week for a couple of reasons: 1. The first thing I thought about after reading her story was something I have already said and really got to understand this last year and that is that cancer is not discriminatory. Regardless of your age, race, notoriety, or even the amount of money you have it can impact you. I realize that it’s a blessing I am still alive. I am just a nobody, no notoriety and no money, but I am thankful that God saw fit for this nobody to live and talk about the somebody who saved my life and can do the same for others. I simply started this blog to share my story and stories like Brittany’s and others because I realized it’s a blessing to live, to advocate and certainly bring awareness of cancer and other health concerns that plague women.

The second thought I had is very similar to the first and that was; knowing the symptoms of cancer is very important. We learned that Brittany lost her life just less than two short months after diagnosis and I can’t help but wonder if she had symptoms. If like me, she realized after diagnosis that it all began to make sense; the fatigue, back aches, bloating, frequent urination and abdominal pain just to name a few of the common symptoms of ovarian cancer.   The fact remains the same; the best detection is early detection and that can be achieved by awareness.

 

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