If I had given up everything that my life was about ... I'd let cancer win before it needed to.

You recognize a survivor when you see one. You recognize a fighter when you see one.

Brave people are the firemen who run into the burning building. That's brave.

Having bought furniture for my own house, and bought furniture for our house in Washington, a furniture store seemed like a good idea, and it also played into my personal history.

But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful.

I'm a puzzle doer.