Miracle survivor Kristin Shrader: “Cancer has to learn to live with me!”

Kristin, pictured here with a friend, is living with cancer and loving life

I’ve enjoyed making new Facebook friends as a result of my “dog and pony show” for From Incurable to Incredible. Here’s a comment I received the other day from another incredible survivor, Kristin Shrader (who be-friended me after hearing my WLW interview):
 

I was diagonosed with breast cancer  in Nov. 2005. I’ve been fighting ever since. On July 23, I start my ninth chemo regiment. I feel like I’ve been sitting at the bar sampling shots for the last five years! But as long as I wake up each morning that’s another day of beating the beast!

I was diagnosed a stage IIIB. I’m now 44 years old, divorced and a mother of a 14 year-old-daughter and a 9-year-old son. I work full time and have never allowed cancer to control my life. My motto is ” I don’t live with cancer, it has to learn to live with me!”

Your story sounded wonderful, and I love the title of your book! Like I stated, I have had my fill of chemos…surgeries and radiation…but I’m still living life and loving every minute of it!

I love Kristin’s spirit! Speaking of living and loving life, I wanted to remind everyone in the Cincinnati area of my upcoming book signing July 31 at 7 p.m. (Yes, I always seem to sneak in a plug for the book somehow! ) If you’d like to come, please click here to go to the Evite. I need RSVPs to prepare for refreshments. Even if you have already told me you’re coming, I still need your Evite RSVP, by the way!

Hope you all have a great day!