{"id":538589,"date":"2026-06-30T15:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newjerseyheadlines.com\/news\/story\/538589\/after-cancer-paralysis-and-more-than-thirty-surgeries-one-woman-chose-to-live-happy.html"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:15:26","slug":"after-cancer-paralysis-and-more-than-thirty-surgeries-one-woman-chose-to-live-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/story\/538589\/after-cancer-paralysis-and-more-than-thirty-surgeries-one-woman-chose-to-live-happy.html","title":{"rendered":"After Cancer, Paralysis, and More Than Thirty Surgeries, One Woman Chose to Live Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I CAN-CER VIVE shares Monya Williams’ journey through trauma, illness, and recovery<\/div>\n

MARIETTA, GA – <\/strong>Long before she was diagnosed with breast cancer, Monya Williams<\/strong> was fighting battles that few people could see.<\/p>\n

As a child, she endured sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. The effects of those experiences followed her into adulthood, shaping years of struggle with fear, depression, and self-worth. Then, at age forty-six, Williams received a breast cancer diagnosis that would change her life once again.<\/p>\n

In I CAN-CER VIVE: Live Free, Choose Joy<\/a>, Williams recounts her journey through trauma, illness, and recovery. Drawing from personal journals and experiences, she shares how she faced cancer treatment while confronting the emotional wounds she had carried for decades.<\/p>\n

The challenges did not end with her diagnosis. Williams later developed permanent partial facial paralysis and underwent more than thirty surgeries over a six-year period. At times, the physical and emotional toll seemed overwhelming. Yet she continued moving forward, determined not to let hardship define the rest of her life.<\/p>\n

Through candid reflections on family, faith, fear, and healing, Williams chronicles the experiences that reshaped her perspective. Her story follows a path marked by setbacks and uncertainty, but also by moments of courage, acceptance, and unexpected joy.<\/p>\n

Years after her diagnosis, Williams found herself looking at life differently than she had before. Rather than allowing trauma, illness, or loss to determine her future, she made a conscious decision to keep living, loving, forgiving, and finding reasons to be happy. That choice became the foundation of I CAN-CER VIVE and the journey she shares with readers.<\/p>\n

Readers can learn more about Monya Williams and her story through I CAN-CER VIVE<\/em>, available on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monya Williams is a wife, mother of four, grandmother of six, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. A native of Arizona, she is passionate about helping others overcome fear, embrace inner beauty, and live with joy and purpose.<\/p>\n

About Author’s Tranquility Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author’s Tranquility Press helps authors bring books to market through publishing, publicity, marketing, and distribution services.<\/p>\n

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Website:<\/strong> www.authorstranquilitypress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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