“My grandest achievements were made when I was doing me, what I wanted, not what anyone else wanted or expected of me.”

“At age 36 I felt like my life was like a handbag that had been emptied on the street. All the contents were my life, scattered all over the ground.  My fiancé had called it quits after 16 years together, our beautiful cat died, and then my father died, all in the space of three months.”

“Just as we thought we caught a break I was told, “It’s Cancer” by my doctor who I went to see as I thought I might be pregnant. An Ovarian Cancer diagnosis led to major surgery and chemotherapy. “

“I had just quit my job and rented out my apartment so that I could move to live with my partner (and possibly start a family one day). But, 36 hours before the removalist truck was due, my partner told me not to come.”