Kim Simplis-Barrow found out she had cancer in the first week of November, and since then the 39 year old's life - and that of her family - has been turned upside down.
First it was confirmed as stage three cancer - which is an advanced stage - and that meant starting an aggressive regimen of chemotherapy.
So far she has gotten three rounds of Chemotherapy - which for those not familiar with it - is a means of killing the cancerous tumor, but it also gets the host gravely ill.
And that's where Kim Barrow is right now. Her hair has fallen out, she suffers from constant headaches and often is too ill to leave home. It's the rough road that anyone who has had chemotherapy has to travel, and today at a handing over ceremony for CARE Belize, she told Monica Bodden that like most of them - some days are better than others:..
Kim Simplis-Barrow
"Today is a good day, I'm feeling good today. I will leave on Saturday again and will do my Chemo session on Tuesday and I guess after that its downhill from there. You just take it one day at a time really and know that every session that you take is a step closer to being healthy. It's hard but it's a step closer to being healthy and that's the positive."
"You have to stay positive; you have to stay focused on that. You are looking forward to that day and that's what I am doing; looking forward to that day."
"My family has been very supportive as you know my husband has been with me from day one and he has supported me throughout this. My daughter has been amazing. She has been handling it really well, and of course all the messages and prayers, all the positive thoughts that come my way have been very inspirational for me. People would say that 'you're such an inspiration,' for me you are the inspiration because I draw from that positiveness that you all send me - the messages and all of those good positive thoughts - and it means so much to me."
Barrow leaves this weekend for her fourth round of Chemotherapy. Later on in the news we'll show you that handing over ceremony.
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