A birthday gift to myself—finally closing the chapter of over a decade of on-and-off heartache. A sky full of floating lights, just for me. From now on, I’ll cherish every day I’ve been given. One step at a time, I’ll chase the lights and wonders of this world that I have yet to see. And

To: Anyone who’s still fighting and feeling lost One of the items on my post-cancer life list → See a sky full of lanterns. Back when I was going through chemotherapy, I wrote down so many things I wanted to do. In the past few years, I went to Switzerland to see the snow I always dreamed of

When I was diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma, people told me, “Just live the rest of your days well.” But thankfully, I chose to fight — I chose treatment. When others said, “Your body can’t handle Tibet,” I went there — last year. And this year, I pushed myself even further — to Ali, Tibet