People tell me I am strong. Most days I wonder what that really means. When I googl ed Strength, it reads, Strength is the property of being physically strong (you can do, say, 100 push-ups) or mentally strong (you can calculate percentages in your head while people are shouting at you). Well, I surely can’t do 100 push-ups, nor can I calculate percentages in my head, so why do people say I am so strong? When you are thrown a major curve ball, or when your life takes an unexpected turn, or when you are diagnosed with cancer, you feel alone (at least I did). You have to be strong to deal with the road ahead. You need strength to navigate the journey which you never chose to take. I found this quote which seems to apply to my mantra for the past six months. “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the ONLY choice you have.” If you don’t dig deep to find that strength, the loneliness and sadness can consume you. We all are dealin...