Jill Kleiss

Moment by moment, we move toward life. We feel what needs to be felt. We can even feel through the numb parts—the broken pieces. Instead of looking somewhere else, we look straight on— at ourselves and others. We see what’s really there. Who is there for us? Who is not? We choose to be with those we love, and those who love us back—like the person in the mirror, the new friend.

A survivor discusses the decision to either accept each stage of the cancer journey or fight it with gusto.

A breast cancer survivor remembers the trip that helped her regain confidence after hair loss.