Every time I say those words out loud, shock registers on people's faces. But I mean it.

I lost my hair, my sense of taste and my ability to do what I loved doing to full capacity ... but what I gained trumped all of that.

Up until 2017, I'd been a 'yes' person. I was living my life to please others. It took me 47 years to realise I had to live my life, for me. That's what cancer gave me.

What Cancer Said - And what I said back details my conversations with cancer, and with all the emotions that came along for the ride.