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Hey! I’m Kim!

Hey! My name is Kim and I live on Vancouver Island, BC. Shortly after my 34^th birthday, I was diagnosed with ER/PR+ Her2- stage 2b breast cancer. I underwent a lumpectomy, followed by 8 rounds of dose dense AC+T chemo, and 28 treatments of radiation. Read more

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Loved meeting this beautiful soul today❤ We talked about love, life and the power of manifestation and healing. This woman has been such an inspiration to me and shown me what it means to live and breathe in every moment of life. Keep shining bright and spreading your love and positivity across the world. Until next time @nalieagustin 😘 . #livelifelovelife #thrivers #everymomentisagift

4 weeks work conditioning down, 2 more to go! I've been doing a combo of physiotherapy and counseling over the last few weeks in the hopes of decreasing some of the side effects I still experience like fatigue, insomnia and brain fog. And to get me to a place where I can gradually return to work after being off for over 2 years. But while I feel myself getting stronger physically, I still have moments where I've been struggling. Hard. Trying to explain how I feel to others who don't understand brain fog and what fatigue and insomnia is like after cancer is so frustrating and not being able to do the things I could do so easily before. But I remind myself that although in some ways I may not be where I once was, in a lot of ways I have come even further and it helps put things into perspective. From pushing through my first chemo two years ago to taking baby steps after my mastectomy surgery last year and building up enough physical strength to sit up in bed, one step at a time, one day at a time, I will continue to survive and thrive💪 . #survivingandthriving #ivegotthis

Been a little quiet on here the last couple days. I've been trying to enjoy every bit of the summer here including things missed out on these last couple summers like swimming and beach time. Two years ago I had finished up my first round of chemo and couldn't be out in the sun because of the photosensitivity from the drugs and spent most of the summer hidden inside or under layers. And last year I had just undergone my mastectomy with lat flap recon and needed time for the incisions to heal (not to mention the lack of swimwear options I had at the time). This year though, I got to spend it with my little niece and be able to just live in the moment and enjoy the simple things in life again❤

Bye bye Bieber. Hello fresh hair!

It's hard to believe its been two years ago since I headed in for my first chemo session. The first of 4 red devil treatments followed by 4 rounds of Paclitaxel. I was young, healthy and active but suddenly found myself here at the cancer clinic surrounded by men and women 20/30/40/50 years older than me. I felt the stares as I walked to my chemo chair and heard the whispers saying "she's so young". The thing is though, cancer doesn't discriminate. I was 34. . As much as I dreaded this day, I couldn't get that poison fast enough into my system as odd as that sounds. Was I scared? Of course I was. I didn't know how my body would react and if I would get through this. I was worried that I would wake up the next morning to find my hair all over my pillow. And that I wouldn't be able to hold any food down (which wasn't the case...I craved everything in sight especially carbs!). But I was determined to do whatever it took to beat this💪

Last night I was struggling with my body image. The feeling of my uneven breasts, the scars, the bumps, the ridges and trying to "fix" how I look in my head. But then I saw @paige_previvor post today about self love and the importance of finding acceptance in our flaws. We deserve to be kinder to ourselves. There's still days where I struggle and find the negative thoughts slowly creeping back in. But then there's days like when I took this picture a few weeks ago where I can look in the mirror and see a confident woman looking back at me. I may have lost my hair, lost my breasts and still am finding my way through this, but you know what? I fought like hell, I kicked cancer's ass and that is pretty damn amazing. To all those warriors out there who are struggling, don't forget to remind yourself today and everyday that you are strong, you are beautiful and you are enough❤

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