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My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.

What I've learned from my own journey, and from my family's experience with cancer, is how important it is to stay positive and move forward. Not every day is going to be perfect; that's life. But staying positive is going to get you to the next day.

I've kind of got an out in cancer. It keeps things in perspective for me.

If I've learned anything, it's to live in the moment, and the gift that cancer gives you is, you just assume I'm only here today, and I am going to seize that moment and cherish it.

Cancer taught me to stop saving things for a special occasion. Every day is special. You don't have to get cancer to start living life to the fullest. My post-cancer philosophy? No wasted time. No ugly clothes. No boring movies.

Cancer is cancer. I've got a great life if I can just stay alive.

Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.

I always tell people I'm grateful for my cancer diagnosis because it was the greatest gift because it completely changed my life. I was able to stop and let my whole life and world just crash over me like a wave. And I stood there and went, 'Wow.' And for the first time, I stopped everything. I had to.

My philosophy, don't let cancer ruin your life. You get up every day and use what you have and what time you have left.

Once cancer happens it changes the way you live for the rest of your life.