Video: Kendra Wiberg has a rare and fatal form of cancer but instead of being defined by her illness, she’s taken on an amazing project, documenting the quality time she has left with her family and saving it for her children. Elaine Yong has her story.
At just 37-years-old, Kendra Wiberg was diagnosed with a rare and fatal form of cancer.
In 2001, she had a very rare form of ovarian cancer, which was treated and cured. But in fall 2013, she was diagnosed with two types of unrelated cancers, rare appendix cancer and kidney cancer.
But instead of being defined by her illness, she’s taken on an amazing project, documenting the quality time she has left with her family and saving it for her children in what she calls a legacy box.
Wiberg says nothing could have prepared her for the twist her life has taken.
“I still haven’t wrapped my head around it, because I can’t believe that at 37, with a five and a three-year-old, I won’t be there for them. Every day is different, and I am choosing to think about the now, and spending as much time as I can with them.”
She says she has accepted her diagnosis.
Video: Watch the extended interview with Kendra
“It isn’t that I am giving up, but being positive only goes so far. Biologically, your body can’t go past where it’s going to go, and if you’re riddled with cancer, all the positivity in the world isn’t going to change that. This is reality and I do accept that, and it’s part of who I am now.”
Fundraising page: http://www.gofundme.com/Kendras-trip
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kendrawiberg
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