My name is Andrei and I am 34 years old. When I was 30, I received the shocking piece of news that I was suffering from third stage colon cancer. Strangely or not, I was not overwhelmed by what I had just found out. I was not even surprised, I perceived it as a task to be accomplished to the best of my abilities; my reward for the success I was sure I was going to have was my very own life. I had a share of personal problems which had stared early in 2010 – the aftermath of those problems accompanied me every day still, filling me with negative emotions and unrest; because of them, I believe, I got to be diagnosed with this merciless disease. Immediately after being informed of my medical situation, I started my own research, I wanted to see what other people did; I needed practical things and not… fiction. Since I was unable to find something which would satisfy me, I started to stop researching altogether and to do things the way I knew best: to perform all the medical investigations and to go to the doctor as soon as possible, I even scheduled my surgery date three weeks after having been diagnosed; all I was sure of was the fact that time waits for nobody and I had to get to action immediately. As soon as I found out about the colon cancer, I knew I had to keep my reason, not to immerse in anguish and fear, in uneasiness and terror – not for a second did I take into consideration the fact that I would die – this was just another test that needed to be passed in life and I did my best to pass it with flying colours; I did not want to let anyone down; I wanted to fight with dignity. I had exceptional support from those around me and I was able to find surprising powers within my own self – I focused my mind on having to get over this problem; my goal was to win the fight, the war. Even though physically I was not in the greatest shape, mentally I was stronger than I had ever been, and I shall never cease to repeat this: if you want to have a healthy and happy body, make sure that your brain is happy and healthy because your brain has healing powers. My motivation was rock- solid and thus I managed to transform the word cancer into something completely…overrated and simple. Into nothing. It is not easy, but if I managed to do this, anyone can. And in order to reward my own brain for having helped me heal myself, I decided to gather all I had learnt through my ordeal in a book so that others may benefit.