Embracing life beyond cancer meant acknowledging the incredible support system that had carried me through my darkest moments. The disease forced me to confront my mortality head-on, and in doing so, I gained a renewed appreciation for life's simplest pleasures, and the simplest pleasure of all is my surroundings. It is these surrounding that I would like to share with you as it helped me on my journey through chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy. I sincerely hope that these photographs taken during my year-long roller-coaster ride, along with the inspirational quotes help you on your journey, as they did me