“What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger” with Reisa Babic

Reisa Babic is a good friend, a pillar in her community, a cancer survivor, and one of the most humble and inspiring people you will meet, simply by the way she lives her life. Diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, she teaches all those who know her how to live life to the fullest, enjoy every moment, and not to take anything for granted … and she does this without truly teaching or preaching. She is super real with all the feelings that arise in raising an almost 15-year old son in Silicon Valley, as a single parent, and simply wanting one wish: to see him grow up. She is an active support for others diagnosed with cancer, particularly moms or other parents, and helps to educate others on the disease and ways to live with it, and moreso, to live fully with it. You will find her attitude inspiring, and find yourself rooting for Reisa when she says, “I may have cancer, but it will never have me!”

Reisa Babic. Reisa is a single mother, working full time, living with cancer. When she is not working, she is spending time with her 14-year old son (when he isn’t playing video games) who is her “life saver,” watching him play soccer or football. Reisa is an active volunteer with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, supporting those diagnosed with cancer and helping them understand there is hope. Work/life balance is very important to ensuring she is available for her son while still succeeding at work. Too many people live to work and not enough of us enjoy what we have while we are here.