Tongue Cancer. Road to Myself

And still I love this life ☀️

Last year I opened my eyes after a major reconstructive surgery and felt that my old self was gone. I call it my second birthday. I will never forget that breath in and those words I heard somewhere in distance, “I love you, Elena”… The biggest lesson I had to learn. Love.

It’s been a rough year. I would never think I would go through something like this. And I believe, as a human, I would never understand how I was able to survive that hell. And still, I don’t know how my life will unfold. But I can say that now, looking back at all that, I feel grateful. Grateful for that I was stopped on time, before I totally destroyed my soul and my life. Grateful for all the insights, lessons cancer taught me. Grateful for people who were and still are there with me. Grateful for all the doctors who fought for me even more than I did. Grateful for just being alive, being able to feel, taste, move.

It’s interesting that all this past month felt emotionally tough. Like my body was sort of re-living last year. And today I woke up feeling pretty off. That experience is def has been imprinted into my body. Plus, I had two surgeries on my neck and my neck is def done with all that.

The hardest part is recovery. It does take a lot of time…

My biggest issue became food. I would never think that I would get to that point in my life where I will have to make myself eat and control how much of protein and fat I eat, to give my body material to build the cells, skin and restore all other functions.

Anyway, I can say a lot but what I want to say is that life is very short. You can’t even imagine how short it is. And you never know if tomorrow is guaranteed. So, just live it, be grateful, do what you love and have faith. And always remember, that everything is done for you. For you to increase love in your soul.

Lessons that cancer taught me:
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