There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning. - Unknown.

I've tried really hard to find the right words to share what this week means to me but I'm falling short.

What I really want to say is thank you.

Thank you for supporting me and holding me up when I was unable to do so on my own.

Thank you for allowing me to be so raw and authentic and feel safe to bare my soul during this difficult time.

Thank you for laughing with me while I'd find my way out of the darkness and back into my funny and sassy self.

Thank you for all the notes, messages, comments, flowers, gifts, dinners, prayers, good thoughts, energy, and most importantly, love.

I truly would not have been able to do the last year without you.

I don't know what the future holds and to be honest, whatever comes my way I know I'll handle it just the same.

Often you read that difficult times will make sense down the road. I'm not sure if that is always the case. Some situations just never make sense. However, I know for me, it is. All of this is starting to make just a little more sense.

Most importantly though, this last year has taught me just how important it is to have faith and to be okay with asking for help.

I did my best to document the year in photos. One thing was consistent, as much pain I was in, I often found myself smiling. A lot. And that felt really nice.

To many healthy years ahead.

This is what a year of cancer looked like.

A few days after being diagnosed...a love of my life found his way into my heart.