“Certainly survival is important - very important - but at some point surviving wasn't enough. I felt ready to complete my surviving journey and start thriving and just living.”
“Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.”
“I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not just the things that felt good, but the pain, the intense, often unmitigated pain. It is important to share how I know survival is survival and not just a walk throught the rain.”
“I want to thrive not just survive”
“I didn't really want to die; I just wasn't ready to live. I was merely surviving...one reluctant heartbeat at a time.”
“I have always believed in the principle that immediate survival is more important than long-term survival.”