You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice. Melissa Mohamadi faced some really bad news during all the tough times of the pandemic. She discovered that she has breast cancer and become brave enough to share her story during Africa’s Ultimate Storyteller Contest as a finalist in 2020. Letting the whole world in her sudden discovery.
During the contest, she delivered a heartfelt story about her sudden discovery of her being. Not only that but she was also raising awareness to help someone who could gain knowledge and understanding with breast cancer. Braveness is all that was seen through every moment.
Patience and time
Despite taking all the lemons that life threw at her. She is seen on her social media platforms living her best life, adapting to all the things that she cannot change, and being brave to take on the world. One of the pictures she shares is captioned “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time, one teaches and the other one heals”. That is the positive mindset that Melissa approaches life.
We asked her what storytelling meant to her, she replied and said:
“Storytelling is mainly about giving hope to others, motivating them to go further in their life no matter the difficulties. Our stories shape our life and our personality. We keep each lesson to use as an example.”
– Melissa Mohamadi
Melissa embarked on a journey to let people know that you can live with whatever condition that you have. Not forgetting to embrace all that you cannot rewind.
Below is Melissa’s story that left the audience in wonder of the courage she had to let the world in her space.
Get a full overview of the brave hero who is a survivor and raising awareness throughout her posts and daily captions on her Instagram channel https://www.instagram.com/dzamazone/
The 2021 Africa’s Ultimate Storyteller Contest is now open for application. Would you like to share your story?
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