Jace Yawnick

He wants to take this away from me. You know, he wants nothing more than for me to be better. Um, and for him to not be able to do anything and for everybody to be so weak, those are some dark times. Those are some dark moments and you, all you can do is just do your best. That's it. You could just do your best in that moment.

And you hug people that you love and you thank the doctors and you thank the nurses that are there who are saving your life every moment and asking for nothing in return. And you just you try to create this fortification mentally around yourself where it's how can I be honest and truthful to myself and those around me? And then also, how can I make sure that I'm being strong for myself?

And you hug people that you love and you thank the doctors and you thank the nurses that are there who are saving your life every moment and asking for nothing in return. And you just you try to create this fortification mentally around yourself where it's how can I be honest and truthful to myself and those around me? And then also, how can I make sure that I'm being strong for myself?

And you hug people that you love and you thank the doctors and you thank the nurses that are there who are saving your life every moment and asking for nothing in return. And you just you try to create this fortification mentally around yourself where it's how can I be honest and truthful to myself and those around me? And then also, how can I make sure that I'm being strong for myself?

And I just, those were the moments that I embraced, but everything from those moments to there were times where I was at home and it was just me and my girlfriend and I'd be in the bathroom and the chemo is making me sick and I'm throwing up and I have no energy and she's having to pick me up. off the ground, right.

And I just, those were the moments that I embraced, but everything from those moments to there were times where I was at home and it was just me and my girlfriend and I'd be in the bathroom and the chemo is making me sick and I'm throwing up and I have no energy and she's having to pick me up. off the ground, right.

And I just, those were the moments that I embraced, but everything from those moments to there were times where I was at home and it was just me and my girlfriend and I'd be in the bathroom and the chemo is making me sick and I'm throwing up and I have no energy and she's having to pick me up. off the ground, right.

You know, this woman that I love and, you know, helped me back to bed and I can't, I can't get back into bed. So, you know, getting, we had to get a stool so that we could step up on the stool and get it, climb into bed. And it's, it was hard. I don't have all the words for it, but you know, there were, there were hard times, but there were, there were beautiful times too.

You know, this woman that I love and, you know, helped me back to bed and I can't, I can't get back into bed. So, you know, getting, we had to get a stool so that we could step up on the stool and get it, climb into bed. And it's, it was hard. I don't have all the words for it, but you know, there were, there were hard times, but there were, there were beautiful times too.

You know, this woman that I love and, you know, helped me back to bed and I can't, I can't get back into bed. So, you know, getting, we had to get a stool so that we could step up on the stool and get it, climb into bed. And it's, it was hard. I don't have all the words for it, but you know, there were, there were hard times, but there were, there were beautiful times too.

First and foremost, I'm lucky. I have so many friends and family close to me that are there for me and not just there for me mentally, but physically are close by. My parents or my mom lives only 30 minutes away. My girlfriend lives with me. All my friends live in the area. So I'm lucky to have had such a tremendous support system.

First and foremost, I'm lucky. I have so many friends and family close to me that are there for me and not just there for me mentally, but physically are close by. My parents or my mom lives only 30 minutes away. My girlfriend lives with me. All my friends live in the area. So I'm lucky to have had such a tremendous support system.

First and foremost, I'm lucky. I have so many friends and family close to me that are there for me and not just there for me mentally, but physically are close by. My parents or my mom lives only 30 minutes away. My girlfriend lives with me. All my friends live in the area. So I'm lucky to have had such a tremendous support system.

And I can recall my oncologist after he diagnosed me said, are you close by to family? Because if you're not, you need to move wherever they are right away. And it was true because you can't take this stuff on alone. So to answer your question, first thing that I need to give credit to are the people around me. They helped to quiet the other thoughts I was having.

And I can recall my oncologist after he diagnosed me said, are you close by to family? Because if you're not, you need to move wherever they are right away. And it was true because you can't take this stuff on alone. So to answer your question, first thing that I need to give credit to are the people around me. They helped to quiet the other thoughts I was having.

And I can recall my oncologist after he diagnosed me said, are you close by to family? Because if you're not, you need to move wherever they are right away. And it was true because you can't take this stuff on alone. So to answer your question, first thing that I need to give credit to are the people around me. They helped to quiet the other thoughts I was having.

They helped to distract me from the pain. They helped to distract me from those thoughts that I didn't want to have. And in the moments where they weren't around and those thoughts were seeking in, you know, Fear for my mortality and what's next and what if this comes back even after you beat it and all these what ifs. I leaned on the things that I loved. I love music.

They helped to distract me from the pain. They helped to distract me from those thoughts that I didn't want to have. And in the moments where they weren't around and those thoughts were seeking in, you know, Fear for my mortality and what's next and what if this comes back even after you beat it and all these what ifs. I leaned on the things that I loved. I love music.

They helped to distract me from the pain. They helped to distract me from those thoughts that I didn't want to have. And in the moments where they weren't around and those thoughts were seeking in, you know, Fear for my mortality and what's next and what if this comes back even after you beat it and all these what ifs. I leaned on the things that I loved. I love music.

I have a big record collection. So I'd put on some music or I'd play some guitar. And outside of that, it was actually verbally speaking out loud what I wanted my mind to think.