My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.

The Great Walk to Beijing was a fundraiser for my cancer center. It was a three-week trek with fellow cancer thrivers, including celebrities ranging from Joan Rivers to Leeza Gibbons and Olympians.

My wish is that all all women age 20 and above perform monthly breast self-examinations.

Being a breast cancer survivor, as I like to call myself - it will be twenty years next year - I did it to make it possible for women to do regular self breast examinations. It's really important - and, it makes common sense: you know your body better than the doctor does who only sees you once a year, you know?

I feel so fortunate and grateful to be a survivor of breast cancer. I see it as a gift.

Fight each round take it on the chin. And never never never ever give in.