Missing the old me, but living for the new me.

Hey guys, just want to say before we start this blog post that I did a youtube video about my cancer story!
Please check it out:
https://youtu.be/L4CjDOg0NHw

Do you ever just reminisce about the good old days? The days when you were care-free, healthy, and having fun. For a person with an illness them days seem so long ago, your new life just seems like your new normal. For me I still shock myself of how quickly my life flipped upside down, one day I was happy and free but the next day I was trapped by cancer. It may make you feel sad wishing you could be how you used to be, at the start of treatment I wished more than anything for this to all be a dream and to be back to normal again- but sadly it doesn't work like that.

You know what? You have just go to embrace the new you! Look to the future, not the past. Now I don't often think about how I was before, as I'm not totally the same person anymore, I'm slightly different now. Everyone goes through different stages in their life where they change, and this is just one of them stages for us, it's more dramatic than other people's but who said change wasn't a good thing? From cancer I have changed as a person so much, and I feel as if I'm a better person now; my outlook on life is better and I'm not worried about what people think of me. I've embraced how I am by creating a blog, social media accounts and creating a youtube channel. Embrace your illness and show the world how awesome you are! Ever since I started my blog I have felt happier than ever before, as I can use my experiences to help other people and also inspire other people to stay strong. It's the best feeling in the world to be told that you are inspiring, so if you have an illness why not help others and make an impact on the world?

Additionally, I just want to say that you are beautiful no matter what. If your illness has changed you physically then don't be ashamed, I have a bald head due to chemotherapy and I show my bald head with pride as it shows how strong & brave I am. So if you have a scar, amputated limbs, etc please don't feel self conscious as it shows that you are a fighter! Show off your imperfections due to your illness with pride and strength.

I just want to inform you guys that I will be doing my blog every two weeks now as I am also doing youtube videos every two weeks. Thank you for understanding (:

Ellie xxx