#IAmASurvivor are stories from women of all walks of life, telling their stories of survival. Everybody is a survivor and all stories deserve to be told. These stories are all in their own words. I am a Survivor! When the question of what I have survived appeared, I thought about several situations. It sounds sad because how is it possible that a loving person as I am had to survive so many things? While all these different pictures of situations came into my mind, one topic

#IAmASurvivor are stories from women of all walks of life, telling their stories of survival. Everybody is a survivor and all stories deserve to be told. These stories are all in their own words. I sit on the edge of the double bed, feeling lost and very alone. I’m 17 years old and I’ve just moved into my own place. I guess I should be feeling excited, proud? But that isn’t how it feels at all. I was moved here by my mum. Forcibly? No. Willingly? Not exactly. Things have been

#IAmASurvivor are stories from women of all walks of life, telling their stories of survival. Everybody is a survivor and all stories deserve to be told. These stories are all in their own words. Keep Preaching Your Mantra A Story by Mpho Rantao I was fourteen years old when I had concrete suicidal thoughts, and I was fifteen years old when I had my first suicide attempt. It was by ingesting toxic liquids in the hopes that I would die from poisoning myself. It was a silly att

#IAmASurvivor are stories from women of all walks of life, telling their stories of survival. Everybody is a survivor and all stories deserve to be told. These stories are all in their own words. From dialysis to kidney transplant My name is Cally Williams. I'm a 29 year old mother to a beautiful daughter. 8 years ago, when my daughter was only 6 months old, I suddenly got very sick. I just collapsed at home and my dad took me to the hospital. Before I collapsed at home I di

#IAmASurvivor are stories from women of all walks of life, telling their stories of survival. Everybody is a survivor and all stories deserve to be told. These stories are all in their own words. The morning that changed my life We walked into the room. My mum both in shock and crying at the same time. You lay there under a white sheet. Your chest no longer rising and falling. The silence of the hospital room only amplified our sobbing. We knew you were gone.. and yet wished

#IAmASurvivor are stories from women of all walks of life, telling their stories of survival. Everybody is a survivor and all stories deserve to be told. These stories are all in their own words. In 2006, my 6.5yr relationship had hit rock bottom and my life was at an all-time low. I was juggling a full-time job, studying for my degree part-time and trying to find some kind of work-life balance. I was not in a good space mentally and emotionally. I had also had a string of fa

#IAmASurvivor are stories from women of all walks of life, telling their stories of survival. Everybody is a survivor and all stories deserve to be told. These stories are all in their own words. How I Survived Cancer and Still Struggled to Identify as a Survivor Survivor. Cancer survivor. What makes someone a survivor? Is it merely the act of surviving an event? According to The Oxford Dictionary, it is exactly that. More specifically, a survivor is a person who survives, es

#IAmASurvivor are stories from women of all walks of life, telling their stories of survival. Everybody is a survivor and all stories deserve to be told. These stories are all in their own words. The Day I Nearly Died It started off just like any other day. I woke up to a beautiful morning and did what I usually do when it's a great day. Make the most of it! I went to spend the day by a friends pool. It was idyllic. Reading, swimming, chatting, napping. A purrrfect day. Until

#IAmASurvivor are stories from women of all walks of life, telling their stories of survival. Everybody is a survivor and all stories deserve to be told. These stories are all in their own words. I was born raised in Johannesburg, Eldorado Park. My story starts as a five-year-old witnessing endless domestic violence. My dad was jealous and abusive; he would beat my mom every other day. He died when I was six-year-old of a heart disease. When I was thirteen years old, I starte

#IAmASurvivor are stories from women of all walks of life, telling their stories of survival. Everybody is a survivor and all stories deserve to be told. These stories are all in their own words. Life is not about what we survive it is about how we live during and after we survive something……. Survival it is true what they say… you should listen to your elders and ask more questions. Not because they know everything but because they have experienced so much more in the world,