Nkem, Nigeria

On the 1/09/2020. My life changed forever.

I was told I had cancer. Just like that my whole world changed.

I had just finished a course in aviation when I noticed several lumps on the right side of my neck. Going yo the hospital I was told to take antibiotics.

Eventually at the ENT I did a ct scan and then a biopsy.

Why did we have to do the biopsy on local anesthesia because I could feel all the pain.

I got my entire funding through crowd funding. Thankful to everyone who helped and supported me.

I lost so much weight because I couldn’t eat all through my treatment, I couldn’t drink too and at a point I couldn’t talk. Up till now, I have not still gotten my actual voice back and I have chronic sinusitis as a side effect.

I made some friends during the course of my treatment and I lost all of them.

So there is a constant fear that it might be me next. Like there is death lurking around you.

There is also the constant shame of having this illness, everyone thinks you have committed a grave sin to have been punished with cancer

I lost so much weight that I was unrecognizable by anyone.

But I kept pushing, I am thankful for my family and all of my friends and the strangers on the internet that kept on checking on me, always sending me messages, begging me to be strong. Telling me that I can beat, telling me they are praying for me.

My sister would fight for me to be seen, to be heard and listened to.

Thank you to my doctor for always listening and watching out for me

Thank you to myself for being resilientj

Thankful to God.

I’m still healing

In the end, everyone going through this should know that

you re a champion,

You are a winner

You are special

There is nothing you cannot achieve

Your mind is a special gift and your voice is the greatest gift of all

Use your voice, tell the world, show the world how powerful you are.