{"id":1887,"date":"2026-06-07T15:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1887"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:04:23","slug":"im-happy-to-be-alive-south-florida-woman-thanks-sister-for-helping-her-through-caner-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1887","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m happy to be alive\u2019: South Florida woman thanks sister for helping her through caner treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  \u2014 Sunday is national cancer survivor day, and across South Florida, survivors, family members, and caregivers are taking time to celebrate how far they\u2019ve come.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1885\">Rob Sand to rally in Iowa governor bid with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear as Democrats eye a flip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Gilda\u2019s Club South Florida, Saturday\u2019s cancer survivor celebration brought together people of all ages impacted by the deadly disease.<\/p>\n<p>For sisters Monica and Magaly Morales, the day was also a reminder of their own journey. <\/p>\n<p>When Monica was diagnosed with stage one thyroid cancer last year, it caught her completely off guard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cit took me actually as a shock because it was really unexpected,\u201d she said. \u201cI froze. I didn\u2019t know what to do, who to call. Who do you call?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1883\">Miami police officer injured after vehicle was being T-boned by SUV, cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doctors were able to remove the cancer through surgery, but she says the experience still came with questions, appointments, and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Having her sister in her corner made some of those tougher days a little easier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you see a person weak, when you see a person helpless, confused, depressed, all you can do is encourage them, right?\u201d said Magaly Morales. \u201cEncourage them, embrace them, love them more, and let them know that you\u2019re there for them. Give them a hug, give them that extra kiss, whatever it is that they need that they\u2019re going through, you\u2019re there to see it, and they feel it, and they know that they\u2019re not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, Monica Morales says she\u2019s moving forward with a new perspective, grateful for her health and for the people who stood by her side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to be alive,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m happy to have health. 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