I am the STORM

I am the STORM

So it was towards the end of October when I first started getting sick. It was roughly around October 26th or 27th when I started just having the worst vomiting and diarrhea experience I ever had. I had gone into the ER like the day of when it started just to try and...
Never stop Believing

Never stop Believing

December 25th, 2013, I was 19 years old. Little did I know my life was about to change. As you may know or not know, 70-80% of our immunity is within our gut. Growing up I had many stomach, bowl, and intestinal issues, causing pain, nausea, vomiting and irritability....
Faith and Hope

Faith and Hope

I was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer two days before my 46th birthday in 2022. It was a surprise to me because it was caught during CT scan for another issue, I was having, and they just happen to see the bottom of my right lung. When the doctor had called me in...
Cancer Rodeo part 2

Cancer Rodeo part 2

My cancer journey starts in December 2008 – I was living in Italy, but was back in the US visiting my parents and friends with my Italian fiancé for a vacation.  I remember I woke up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain near the rib cage under my right breast...
Cancer Rodeo part 1

Cancer Rodeo part 1

When I first got cancer in 2009 – I had been writing a book on how I had completely changed my life and moved to Italy.  And the life that I had created in Sardegna.  The title was Sardegna – Love, Life, Longevity.  So as you can imagine this excerpt below it makes...
Forge Ahead with Purpose

Forge Ahead with Purpose

My name is Daniel Shockley, retired U.S. Navy, Operation Desert Storm; Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran. I am a colon cancer survivor, have a rare gene mutation and an ostomy. At the age of 51, I received a life-changing diagnosis after...