Share Your Story: Grace Charrier

<p>Grace Charrier is a global patient leader and public health advocate serving on several international cancer and health panels. Grace also serves as a Legislative Ambassador for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS-CAN) where she enables conversations and collaborations.</p> <ul><li>00:33: Grace Charrier is a global patient leader and public health advocate serving on several international cancer and health panels.</li><li>02:33: I just fell in my bathroom. </li><li>05:09: And that was when it was discovered.</li><li>07:45: I had to be as positive as possible and make affirmations that I was going to get out of it. </li><li>10:25: That was chemotherapy. I couldn't keep anything down. </li><li>12:24: Did you choose to do reconstruction at all? </li><li>14:30: How is your daughter during all of this?</li><li>16:30: We’re on top of this, we're on top of this mom, we're going to get through it. </li><li>18:16: My worst moment was sitting in limbo, waiting. </li><li>19:40: What was your best moment during this time? </li><li>23:04: Now my money goes on charities. </li><li>24:46: Especially where I come from, cancer is considered a death sentence. </li><li>27:34: What is one thing you wish you had known at the very beginning of your cancer journey?</li><li>29:30: How do you tackle having a relationship now? </li><li>32:55: If you want me for who I am then and I love you and you love me, that shouldn't be the problem, right? </li><li>35:18: When you're not looking, you're just being yourself, focusing on yourself being your best self, that's when the right person shows up. </li><li>37:24: If you could only do one thing to improve health care in the US, what would it be and why? </li><li>43:40: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions</li><li>44:35: Aside from Cancer U, what is one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers? </li></ul> <p>Resources</p> <ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089VM74R7/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0" target="_blank"><i>Impossi