 Hi, my name is Laura Campbell And this is my husband Scott Campbell I have reno cell carcinoma stage four with meds to the liver It's been a journey But with all the new stuff that they have out there, it's amazing the knowledge the technology the medicine It is truly amazing. I've been stage four for four years And just this past August I was told that I'm cancer-free When it all started I didn't have normal symptoms What felt like equilibrium would come and go so I ignored it Until one day went to a fellow co-worker Said Laura I turned around and I hit the floor. I had no idea what was going on Well, what had happened is I had a 10.7 centimeter tumor in my kidney Everything happened so fast if there was anything That I could share with other people starting this journey or in the midst of their journey is Pay attention really pay attention to your body. Don't hesitate. Don't push it aside and say I'll get to it I'll get to it. I had no pain where logically you would think it was which was the kidney and Again, it was the equal like equilibrium turned out to be the tumor that was causing all this so Please get to a doctor don't ignore it. There's hope When it first hit I felt like a deer in headlights. I was frozen But then you educate yourself and with the cancer kidney cancer association that was a beginning for me I didn't chime in on the chat lines. I was too shy. I don't know why but I was encouraged by other patient stories and The strength that they have it's just I just want you to know there's hope don't give up in faith Jesus is my savior and I've known that forever. We all walk away sometimes and I think we think we know it all but On those very low days You reach so deep inside and I've got to tell you One day it was so clear and just because it came one day doesn't mean that it was so every day But I could hear the Lord saying Scoot you over to in the passenger seat because I'm the driver And I'm driving this vehicle and you keep your eyes on me Believe in me. What better hands can you be in? Whether you're here or there and when you know and you feel it It is just This comfort because he is gonna control it We can't sit back and look and go. Okay. You're gonna control We have to walk even if that day all we can do is take one step There's hope And you can do it. You just got to believe and Latch on the family and if you're tired take a nap. Don't feel guilty And yes, we worry about the bills. Don't worry about the bills because they're gonna be there focus on getting better This is your fight and it's a fight of a lifetime, but you know what you can beat it. I know you can Best wishes and God bless and I'm Scott Campbell And I'm here to say that ten years later that we're free and we're happy and that you can learn to love life live life day by day and appreciate your days and He was never easy on me either by the way he pushed hard and Him and my friend Lee and we're like a tag team and I didn't know it until they tell me afterwards One could only go so far with me because I might have been really annoying that day You need to have your support group and utilize them and lean on them because it's not easy I would like to add one more thing, you know in life you're used to doing everything for yourself So one of the hardest things for me when things got tough was to rely on everybody They say what what do you need? What can we do? And you don't say anything because you're so used to it or you think I can do it It's okay to feel the way you feel And if your body is telling you take a nap don't feel guilty But utilize your friends your family your doctors don't be afraid to ask those questions Maybe you say oh, it doesn't matter. I feel stupid. It does matter. You matter. It's your body It's your life and we are blessed with the people with the knowledge that are there to help us so Advocate do what you need to do and try to bring somebody with you to the office because as the patient you do shut down and and bring that notepad and they can take notes because you don't always get everything but seek help and Just enjoy life. God bless you