 Kaila Farley, cornerback. Cancer has affected my life by taking my mother from me. You know, it's a sickness and disease that came into my household and, you know, affected really the most dearest person, the most innocent person in our household, so it's just, it's been no fun. I feel like she fought and beat cancer for two, three years of chemotherapy, and then she had like a period of cancer-free for maybe like a year or two before it eventually had, came back in and she was diagnosed that it had spread to her bones, had came back into her bones. It's extremely valuable to get checked for cancer and other sicknesses because in my case with my mother, her early detection truly added years to her life and gave me the opportunity to experience life and love on her through my middle school years in high school and even into early college, so it's extremely important to get checked for cancer. My advice for someone who is going through cancer or even knows a loved one who is battling through it would be to bring in your close support system and to, you know, love on your loved ones and make sure that they know your presence and your love is there and it's heartfelt, and if you are religious, whatever religion you are, it's important to, you know, draw near to that faith and, you know, trust and believe on it. I feel like cancer brings out a different, it did in me a different mindset. It definitely humbled me and it gave me a new perspective on life and, you know, from that point on I just try to cherish every moment I have with my loved ones and even with myself and good health.