Kara Ladd was 24 years old and just getting her life started in New York City when she was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma. She says that she was completely blindsided after the diagnosis, and it really forced her to take a step back and look at the life she was leading. “I was working too hard, I was stretched too much, I was partying too much … my life was moving at such a fast pace and I didn’t know how to stop,” Kara says. “When I was diagnosed with cancer, I was forced to pause and figure out who I really was and what my purpose was.”
Like many people in her situation, Kara’s priorities shifted a lot after her diagnosis. A young woman who could not imagine herself without hair suddenly felt like a badass when she had to shave her head. “I see the world in an entirely different way now,” Kara says.
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