Sydney Herstein
This experience has taught me to stop and smell the roses, to be an active participant instead of an observer, and to take advantage of all opportunities.
This experience has taught me to stop and smell the roses, to be an active participant instead of an observer, and to take advantage of all opportunities.
When I doubted whether I could be stronger than this disease, the voice would cry out, “Fight it, conquer it, and live to tell your story.”
My encounter with cancer ceased to be a negative experience as soon as I shifted my perspective. Armed with humor and hopefulness, I refashioned the hardships my illness bestowed upon me.
I want to use my skills with art to make the world a better place. To inspire good and allow people with similar experiences to rise beyond their circumstances.
No matter where I am, I think back to that Wednesday, and it reminds me of my purpose each and every day and what my survivorship means to me: to inspire others.