Modern cancer research is no longer solely focused on curing the disease but also on ensuring long-term quality of life for survivors.

“so now it's not just about curing cancer it's about the quality of life for the long run”

Sharing personal experiences of loss is a way to advocate for those affected by cancer and help others understand how to provide support to those grieving.

“I am not the person to tell you how to deal with having cancer because that was not my experience my experience of losing someone to cancer someone very very close to them like I can help advocate for like the what do you say what do you do like the grief aspect like”

Living through a child's cancer diagnosis makes one realize that waking up alive each day is a gift.

“I'm convinced a hundred percent a hundred and one percent more that when you wake up in the morning and you are alive that is a gift”