Pic from my car, one of my greatest fears!!!
Cancer has actually helped me overcome some of my top fears, however spiders are not one of them. Nothing worse than a spider in between your window, hate it when this happens!!!! No drive-throughs for me and still afraid afraid to roll down the window 
So my worst fears are below and cancer has actually helped me overcome 2 of them!!!
Spiders: Still DEATHLY afraid!!!!
Needles: Over it!! Almost, lol. Started working on this last year when I learned chemo can cause infertility and we had to make a decision to undergo egg preservation. This was the first time I ever had to give myself a shot. Unfortunately, this was only the beginning and a few months later we learned that I had a consistent pattern of low white blood cell counts following chemo. Once again I had to give myself injections 2 days a week (following 2 days after chemo). It did not go well at first!!! In fact at first I required help, one person would pinch my skin while i pushed the needle in. Poor Garrick had to do most of it Sometimes it took me so long to push the needle in and then inject the fluid that Garrick could hardly hold it anymore. Then in November, the worst was yet to come…… A blood clot. After the blood clot was discovered I was prescribed daily injections of fragmin which I still do. This one has been the hardest since, not only do you have to inject yourself with a needle, you have to push the liquid in which for me causes a very painful burning sensation every time. It was extremely hard, almost fainted several times. All of my close friends and family know how much of a miracle it is that I have overcome this fear, except IV’s (lol).
Public Speaking: My never ending battle with cancer is what inspired me with the support of friends and family to start this foundation. Guess I didn’t realize at the time that this would require me to speak publicly. However, a year later I am still here and no heart attacks from getting on stage 😉
