Late Bloomer

In 2011, I was diagnosed with Stage I Ductal Carcinoma. During my six months of cancer treatment, my father passed away and my marriage began to fall apart. I fell into a major depression. I was suicidal. Although the cancer was gone, I was still dying.

I told myself I needed to make a decision: live or die. If I couldn’t find happiness, I would give depression the permission to take me. I was scared as hell and had no idea how to find the happiness that had eluded me for so long. But I chose to give life one more try.

As a first step, I began eating clean, and shed 30 pounds. Encouraged by that success, I pursued competitive bodybuilding. I began freelance modeling. I got a divorce. I returned to school to be a personal trainer and started my own business. I renovated my home.

Today, my home is a happy place, my business is booming, my career is taking off and my children are thriving. I found my will to live. And I’m taking life by the balls.

These are some of my stories.

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