Diane Willis is 56 years old and lives in Pennsylvania.

I was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in November 2005.

I have a wonderful husband, three daughters and five grandchildren, and they were all I needed to make me not even think about the word cancer.

I feel in my heart that just knowing I had to be here for them was all that mattered.

I started chemotherapy in January 2006 and babysat my 3-year-old twin granddaughters two days a week while taking treatment. Oh, what a blessing they were.

We had tea parties on the living room floor, played dress up with my wigs and laughed like I never laughed before.

Those little girls are now 5 years old and in kindergarten, and I will never forget the wonderful time I shared with them,. Instead of remembering having cancer or losing my hair or all the traumatic things that come with cancer, I'll think of the joy and laughter that kept me alive and pushing me forward each and every day.