If you’re expecting a serious conversation about cancer...this may not be it. I sat with Izyan and her sister, Ayn, and was surprised with how light-hearted and even funny this recording turned out to be. Izyan was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma at just 33. Her road to recovery, while long, is paved with moments of poignancy, hope and even happiness.
We’ve lost loved ones to cancer, and it will always remain an illness that can physically, mentally and financially change the course of life...for those who survive it. But there are just some people who, like Izyan, are able to find a silver lining no matter what life throws at you. From shaving her head, to getting her bone marrow extracted, to the torturous rounds of chemotherapy. To my mother’s mother, the grandmother I never met: This one's for you.
