And I know just how to handle this...

A few years ago, the country girl in me heard a song that brought tears to my eyes. Beautiful and relatable to any girl who has faced any kind of challenge. At the time, the second verse rang true to me as I was continuing my climb up the corporate ladder to the job I wanted for so long.

Now, the last verse brings the tears to my eyes and a sob to my throat and reminds me to hold my head high and give it hell. Tomorrow starts chemo again. I had hoped that it would be a chapter in my life never to be revisited, but alas, not meant to be. God wants me to keep fighting, and so I shall. I will not let this define the light in my eyes... and I will fight like a girl...

cancer, you are a stubborn sonofabitch... but you just don't know how determined I am. You are about to find out. I am not a statistic. I am not a victim. I am a survivor. My pink gloves are on!

 If you feel like tearing up, here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V96r2046qjE


"Fight Like A Girl"

Little girl alone on the playground
Tired of gettin' teased and gettin' pushed around
Wishin' she was invisible to them
She ran home cryin', why do they hate me?
Her mama wiped her tears and said,
Baby, you're brave and you're beautiful

So hold your head high
Don't ever let them define
The light in your eyes
Love yourself, give em hell
You can take on this world
You just stand and be strong
And then fight like a girl

31, she was wheelin' and dealin'
Kept on hittin' that same glass ceiling
She was never gonna be one of the boys, no
She could of gave up on her ambitions
And spend the rest of her life just wishin'
Instead she listened to her mama's voice sayin'

So hold your head high
Don't ever let them define
The light in your eyes
Love yourself, give em hell
You can take on this world
You just stand and be strong
And then fight like a girl

Oh, with style and grace
Kick ass and take names

10 years of climbin' that ladder
All the money and power don't matter
When the doctor said, the cancer spread
She holds on tight to her husband and babies
And says, this is just another test God gave me
And I know just how to handle this

I'll hold my head high
I'll never let this define
The light in my eyes
Love myself, give it hell
I'll take on this world
Yes, I'll stand and be strong
No I'll never give up
I will conquer with love
And I'll fight like a girl