N.S. woman says being active helped her heal during cancer journey [Video]

Rosanne Briand says it’s important to share her cancer journey as a way to inspire others to move more.

The 69-year-old Nova Scotia woman was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer just over a year ago.

“I’m feeling much better, this year,” she says. “If you saw me last year at this time, I wouldn’t have been looking as good.

Rosanne says news of her diagnosis was shocking. She never felt short of breath, and says she has never smoked.

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“I didn’t ask how long they were giving me, but they put me in palliative care,” she explains. “I lost a lot of weight, I wasn’t able to walk very shortly after I had a radiation treatment, couldn’t eat, wasn’t sleeping well. So, I was a mess.”

Targeted therapy followed in her treatment plan.

Rosanne says although she was so weak, she …