Liberation
Breaking The Chains to Survival and Freedom – A True Story
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The first morning of chemo I was a nervous wreck. Reality was smacking me in the face along with the fear of the unknown. My whole body was chilled to the bone, from my fingers down to my toes. I felt like I was strapped to an anchor, and every step was as heavy as lead. ‘I can’t do this,’ I thought. ’I can’t go through with this. I can’t go and have chemo. Maybe I can cancel it, or avoid it. But how? I had no choice.
I went through all the motions of a typical morning, which kept me busy enough to hide the desperation, even from myself. My insides churned as my eyes grew wider than normal with anticipation. Panic, anxiety and fear of the unknown all rolled into one huge ball. Caught in this sinister shark’s mouth, chemotherapy was now inevitable and in a few short hours I was to go through it. Just as I had thought I was ready, I wasn’t. I was petrified.
Yesterday, I had cancer. Today, I was a cancer patient, whatever that meant. This would be a day I would never forget.
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$1 of each book sold will be donated to the Leukaemia Foundation
For Karina Carrel, the devastation of being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma was a crushing blow. The intense love for her family gave her the strength to face the journey itself, while dealing with the possibility of losing her battle.
It has taken Karina two years to finally get her story on paper, with two primary messages in her vision: to raise lymphoma awareness while also helping anyone reading her story who has been affected by cancer. Reliving her experiences has been a secondary journey in itself. This is her story of how she broke through the chains of cancer, through the highs and the lows, for her very own piece of salvation -- Liberation.
Every tear that has been written into this book has been worth it.
About the Author
KARINA CARREL is a young mother of three from Melbourne, Australia. Originally born in Queens, New York, to a Colombian mother and a Uruguayan father, Karina relocated to Australia with her parents when she was two years of age. In August 2009, Karina's picture perfect world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma; a type of blood cancer. The journey that unfolded is one of courage and strength, with an unshakeable will to live amongst the nightmare of fighting for her fragile mortality. This is Karina's story of how she broke through the chains of cancer to find her own piece of liberation. It has taken Karina over two years to write her book. Her battle with cancer undeniably changed her life. Karina only hopes to give faith and inspire others through her words.