Leukeimia & Lymphoma Society of Canada: Erica Harris
The biggest challenge in my blood cancer experience was navigating child care while sick, When you take a young mom out of the house, you need a lot of support to care for your young children; help to keep their hearts happy, to get them to soccer, to prepare healthy meals, etc ... Obtaining the support networks around us was key. We were so fortunate to have been enveloped in love and support from forces worldwide. Having my children well cared was truly the biggest gift that allowed me to focus on my recovery and on getting well.
Despite the obvious hardships and the emotional rollercoaster of all that came in tow, I feel so blessed to have navigated this journey. I have the most profound gratitude for the gift of every day. After once hearing the words 'you have two months to live', then attaining this unexpected, miraculous remission, then a bone marrow transplant, then double lung transplant because of complications, then divorce on the other side of it all, I truly feel as though I've been handpicked to go through this journey and to come out the other side of it being able to serve as I now do. I feel so blessed that I’m able to do so. I have a calm heart that I never had before and a profuse gratitude to get to own every moment of every day. I get to be here to be mommy to my two amazing boys!
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