I don't know about you but I could use some inspiration in my life... I heard this story on the radio this morning and had to repost it for you:
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Fairfield, Conn. (WTNH) -- He was told he had 14 days left to live, but now Sean Swarner is the first cancer survivor to climb Mt. Everest.
Imagine being in high school and being diagnosed with two rare forms of cancer and then being told that you only have 14 days to live. That's what happened to Sean Swarner, but instead of taking the news lying down, he stood up and fought back. And started climbing the highest peaks of the world.
"I think I had two choices. It was either to fight for my life or give up and die, and I just don't think I was ready to give up and die," he says.
Swarner started fighting for his life one step at a time and then, one mountain at a time.
"I went from basically the bottom of my life, from fighting for my life, to the top of the world, literally," he said.
On May 16, 2002 Swarner became the first cancer survivor to climb Mount Everest.
"I used it as a 29,000 foot platform to scream hope."
And he's been spreading hope to others fighting for their lives ever since.
"I've done the seven summits, which are the highest mountains on every continent, I've done the Hawaii Ironman, I'm doing th Boston Marathon on Monday," he said. "So I travel around and try to share my survivorship story with other people just to give them something I never had, which is hope."
He still sees the same doctor who told him he had 14 days to live every year for his annual check-up. He also sends the doctor photographs from every peak he scales, to remind them both that the impossible can, indeed, be possible.
"My phrase is 'keep climbing, never give up, always keep moving forward' and I wanted to prove to people that anything's possible," he said.
Imagine being in high school and being diagnosed with two rare forms of cancer and then being told that you only have 14 days to live. That's what happened to Sean Swarner, but instead of taking the news lying down, he stood up and fought back. And started climbing the highest peaks of the world.
"I think I had two choices. It was either to fight for my life or give up and die, and I just don't think I was ready to give up and die," he says.
Swarner started fighting for his life one step at a time and then, one mountain at a time.
"I went from basically the bottom of my life, from fighting for my life, to the top of the world, literally," he said.
On May 16, 2002 Swarner became the first cancer survivor to climb Mount Everest.
"I used it as a 29,000 foot platform to scream hope."
And he's been spreading hope to others fighting for their lives ever since.
"I've done the seven summits, which are the highest mountains on every continent, I've done the Hawaii Ironman, I'm doing th Boston Marathon on Monday," he said. "So I travel around and try to share my survivorship story with other people just to give them something I never had, which is hope."
He still sees the same doctor who told him he had 14 days to live every year for his annual check-up. He also sends the doctor photographs from every peak he scales, to remind them both that the impossible can, indeed, be possible.
"My phrase is 'keep climbing, never give up, always keep moving forward' and I wanted to prove to people that anything's possible," he said.
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If that wasn't motivation I don't know what is...
Yesterday was a really great day! I'm happy to say that the four words to describe my day yesterday would be: productive, peaceful, snugly, burnt (LOL)
Food Yesterday?
I swear I didn't eat the whole container...
This is where burnt comes in...I attempted to make a veggie stuffed pizza roll but I burnt that one so DJ and I ate some of the peperoni one I made for the kiddos :) Oh well LOL
I realized around the middle of the day that I was VERY colorful yesterday...I had bright pink, green, denim and pail purple nails...LOL had to take a picture of my colors :)
That is it for now
Enjoy this day!
TTFN
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