It has been a very hard 36 years, suffering in silence. But I knew somebody was helping me through these dark times. I never wanted my children to know what pain I had, because I did not want them growing up thinking their life will be like this too. I do not focus on the discouragement of the word Cancer and other infestations as I feel that is claiming the illness. I focus on the encouragement of working with others within the community who have been going through the same issues. The more we focus on what we can do, we forget about what we cannot do, Love sharing testimonials in books, writing short stories, and creating music. I love art, and my room looks like a garden of flowers, that I can almost smell the roses. But when a person cannot get out and about because of their health issues, it is so lovely to create a beautiful image where we do not keep walking the path with depression.