My name is Alessandra Piccolo. I am 47 years old and I am a three time cancer survivor. This is my story. 

There were so many lessons I learned during my journey through cancer, and I believe that by sharing my story, it might help those of you who have just been diagnosed as well as families and friends of people who have experienced cancer.

When people meet me for the first time and learn that I’ve gone through cancer, they always say the same thing: “You don’t look like you had cancer.” I’ve always wondered, what does cancer look like? I guess it looks like me.