As you know, on the occasion of Mother's Day We wanted to invite the most influential bloggers in the network to our "house" to honor them, and through them to all mothers. Every day we have an interview and this is the last of the series.
Today Paris visits us, from the blog Diary of my pregnancy and my motherhood, to whom we wanted to cede today the throne of special guest on Mother's Day. She is living a difficult moment in her life, which she faces with a smile: she is going through breast cancer. He has an admirable attitude to the disease, always positive, and has received great support from the rest of the mum bloggers who give him words of love and containment every day.
She has a daughter, Maria, known as "My Little Princess," who is just over 3 and a half years old, and is a photographer for babies, pregnancies and everything related to the family. He is separating from his daughter's father after 16 years of marriage and 23 in total, which is to say. They have decided to end their path together, but as when there are children involved, the situation is not as idyllic as one pretends to be, they are in it. She also has a dog (Husky Siberian) who has been with her for 14 years, and although she has given them some scare than another, she still has rope for a while.
Instead of locking himself up and regretting his illness, Paris has decided to open up and share his experiences through the blog. The mood he receives from his followers, and the love of his little girl, give him strength every day to cope with cancer. Whenever illness or treatment gives him a break, he is distracted by working, an activity he now does in a particular way. He says that if he doesn't have the strength to hold the camera, he can always continue working on the computer with editing or retouching. That is the attitude he has.
We will get to know Paris more thoroughly because she really is a charming and brave woman, one of those that one would like to have as a friend for a lifetime, even if it is virtual.
How was the blog born?
The blog of Diary of my pregnancy and my motherhood He was born after another somewhat chaotic blog, in which he explained a little of everything and much of nothing, besides that I was not in a good moment of my life and it was a lot of chaos. That led me to another very funny, and somewhat controversial, where we talked without a couple of relationships, sex and all things related, was a cocktail of various experiences with a touch of black humor. It had a large influx of audiences, but today it no longer exists for various reasons. And finally this led me to maternity. I thought that just as I wrote about certain things, I could dedicate a space to the most wonderful stage of my life, my miraculous pregnancy and my motherhood, a struggle in which I spent years until I got it, as well announced in my blog ... they deserved this space .
What led you to start a blog?
It brought me the joy of knowing the news of my "in-expected" but most desired pregnancy, when I was practically about to throw in the towel, at least for a while to regain the reins of my life strongly. Then I knew that something that seemed impossible was definitely not, I was pregnant, and despite the bad prognosis to move forward successfully I was very, very, very happy. I had succeeded, it was my best reward for such hard years lived in the past.
"I have no doubt about this battle that I will be victorious, but it is true that something changes in you."
What has the blog contributed to you?
The blog has given me everything, not only mine, but reading those of others. But it has brought me, above all, very good moments, many laughs, anecdotes and, above all, it has led me to meet wonderful people who are spread throughout the world, it has made me believe in the goodness of people and that when one believes that they are alone suddenly you realize that no, that the world is wonderful and that there are people who watch over you. Today I have more and better relationship with people I have met through the blogosphere than with people in my life 1.0, and I am more than typing on Facebook or Twitter before picking up a phone and calling someone, my mother says that I spend the day talking with everyone except her, I tell her to put WhatsApp.
Being a mother has been a hard battle for you that you have won. Now it is breast cancer that raises battle for you. What have you changed as a mother since you had cancer?
Yes, it seems that I am going from battle to battle, but although I have no doubt that I will also be victorious, it is true that something changes in you. From the outset you value the little things and the small moments, and you live everything with more intensity, I suppose that with the fear that one day it will end, which is the first thing you think when you get the news that you have cancer, everything is chaos and very afraid. Then everyone takes it the way they can, and in my case I am living it optimistically, happily and almost completely naturally. I tell my daughter what happens to me, she does not understand what a cancer is but she does understand what it is to be a little sick, she has seen me cry on one occasion and what she does see me is to smile every day. But what I have worse has been not being able to be 100% playing with her in my worst moments of chemotherapy, not being able to go out and play with her every day or just watching her play without being able to participate from bed or sofa. I think that I am now a more permissive mother, and when everything is over and I am 100% again, I am sure that many things will continue to change.
What is the moment of the day you enjoy most with your daughter?
The moment I enjoy the most with my daughter is all before going to bed, it is the moment of relaxation, she is relaxed and me too. We are not in a hurry, while I go to bed we talk about things we have done during the day, we laugh for a while in our moment alone, she tells me secrets, tells me how much she loves me, hugs me and he eats with kisses and me too, chooses a story, she clothes her and she makes her see that she falls asleep while I read her ... So every day.
What would be your best Mother's Day gift?
The best gift of Mother's Day is to have reached that date and to share it with my daughter, simply. And let many more come ...
We thank Paris, and we also take the opportunity to thank all the blogging moms who agreed with such love to give us an interview. It has been a real luxury to have guests on the blog. Happy Mother's Day to all!
