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An excerpt from Heather's Story:

"I found myself closer to Jesus and God, but drifting away from the church. I got on my knees once again, prayed, and cried for answers. My prayers were answered; a cancer nurse named Jamie, at the infusion center in New Orleans, saw me struggling and encouraged me to apply for You Night. I was not ready then, but I was ready in 2020, when unsure and unsteady, I said yes to the program.

You Night gave me cancer sisters, my pack of mighty golden phoenix warriors. Through them I learned how to love myself, gain confidence, find my voice, and strut my stuff. I was becoming the me that was hidden inside waiting to burst out. With the support of these mighty phoenixes, God, and my village I found the strength to leave my doctors, my safety net, all I knew in New Orleans, and relocate to Rhode Island.

The phoenix is a symbol of hope and rebirth. Through this, I learned pain can either burn you up and destroy you leaving you in despair, or it can burn you up and redeem you, filling your heart with love and gratitude. It is up to you to make the choice.

The gilded cage has melted into smoldering embers. My wings are healed, beige feathers replaced with scarlet red, gold, blue, purple, and green. I have burst into flames, reborn, rising from the ashes, flicking off the remaining flames, soaring high into the beautiful blue sky, living my life fully, and saying yes to every adventure and opportunity that comes my way."

Thank you to Guardant Health for their support of the Still I Rise Podcast. Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Their blood and tissue tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care; they can screen to help find cancer early, monitor for recurrence in early-stage cancer patients, and enable timely and targeted treatment selection for those with advanced cancer. For more information, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and Facebook.

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