Very early in the pandemic and after the first solid data came out about COVID-19, I just decided that this wasn't something that I was going to worry about or be afraid of. As a young adult cancer survivor I'm very familiar with fear, I've been through far worse things, and had already made peace with far worse things. At the same time, my outwardly nonchalant attitude towards COVID-19 has greatly confused many people that I know, including those very close to me and that know me well. So this is a first in a series of video blogs that I'm going to make, talking about the intersections of my young adult cancer experience from 10 years ago with the COVID-19 pandemic that we're facing today. In this video blog I'll take you through some of my darker moments as a cancer survivor that people probably can't understand unless they'd been through something similar, and why fears about COVID-19 just don't budge the needle much with me in comparison.

00:00 - Intro.

03:05 - A lot of people have gotten very wrong ideas about my attitudes towards COVID-19.

05:20 - Just because I don't react the same way, doesn't mean that I think something doesn't exist.

09:10 - As a young adult cancer survivor, I've been through things that many couldn't possibly comprehend.

18:00 - I had to learn to make peace with the unknown, and to trust in God.

21:10 - Compare and contrast my last cancer "nightmare" with a recent example of a COVID-19 nightmare.

25:28 - So tell me why COVID is supposed to budge my needle again? It doesn't.

35:00 - You can decide to stop being afraid of COVID whenever you're ready.

37:35 - The Truth will set you free.

41:54 - Have Faith.

42:40 - Wrap Up.