Cancer Health

Leialoha is an earlyriser, and blogs the beginning of her day in Mos Way Sunrise , a beautifulblog of sunrise photography as seen through Leialoha’s eyes. She adds inspirational quotes from the spirit of her heartto each photo. When Leialoha Cator was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma, an aggressive and rare soft tissue cancer of theuterus, her oncologist gave her a two-in-10 chance of living six months. Cator had experienced cancer before, when shecared for her beautiful young mother as her mother died of pancreatic cancer, and again, a few years later, when heraunt and grandmother died of cancer.

"Watching cancer suck the life from someone you love is torture:the doctor’s visits, surgeries, testing, blood work, treatment, decline, and sorrow. Hopeful vigils mixed with feelingsof helplessness. Corridors of frustration, fear, and rage." said Cator. "Now it was my turn."

With faith, family and friends, she was able to get through the treatments and resulting hair loss, nausea andfatigue with hope, determination and a will to survive. That was 14 years ago. Cator remains cancer-free today. Shecelebrates each birthday, "As a time to count my blessings and thank every person who helped me to get to thisplace, this time in my life. Now more that ever, I believe that each birthday, each day, IS a celebration." I cameto know Cator when I visited Daily Celebrations, a website she createdand has maintained for seven years, a website celebrating each day with hope, joy and inspiration. Leialoha Cator isone of my sisters in survivorship, and I am in awe of the bright light she brings to this world in the joy of hergiving spirit, much like the sunrise she greets each day.