In 2024, I unwillingly joined the Stage 4 cancer club.
Life as I knew it came to a halt. In an instant, my dreams were shattered. Everything I had planned for my future seemed to disappear the moment I heard the words, ‘Unfortunately, it is cancer.’ But even in that moment of shock, I knew God was still in control. My faith didn’t erase the fear or the pain, but it anchored me in the storm that was now unfolding before me.
Yes, I am living with stage 4 cancer, which is considered incurable. But that’s not my whole story.
First and foremost, I am a lost sinner saved by God’s grace (Ephesians 2:8).
I was born and raised in South Africa, but moved to the Netherlands with my husband Dickie and our cat, Toothless, at the end of October 2019.
I am a deep thinker with a compassionate heart, a lover of meaningful conversations, and a dreamer who wished she could get paid for building jigsaw puzzles.
I’m also someone who laughs at the irony of life, who finds humor in the darkest moments, and who believes that faith isn’t just a comfort – it’s the very thing that keeps me going.
When cancer entered my life, I made a choice: I wasn’t going to waste it. I wasn’t going to let it define me, but I was going to use it – to share, to process, to connect.
I believe that my journey – every fear, every tear, and every moment of grace – is not just my own. Through this blog, I want to share my story, not to dwell on suffering, but to glorify God through it. If even one person finds hope, comfort, or a reminder of His faithfulness in their own battles, then every word I write is worth it.
A little bit of everything:
I am now living in “Cancer Survivor Mode”.
I don’t have all the answers. But I do have a story, and I believe every story matters.
Welcome to mine.