We all have a personal pool of quicksand inside us where we begin to sink and need friends and family to find us and remind us of all the good that has been and will be.

You need a really solid foundation of friends and family to keep you where you need to be.

Before I started chemotherapy treatments, I wrote down the best advice from doctors, family, friends, books, and survivors and created an 'Owner's Manual' to help me take care of myself. It would remind me that cancer is doable.

My family and friends treat me as they always have.

My schedule can be hectic, so I'm always trying to find time to see my friends and family.

The crowd is going to be quite a mix. It will be friends and family along with members of the art school.