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.
“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 …