No one in my family has ever had it, but maybe there are some genetic markers.”
Nayana Ferguson Quotes
born 1973 United States
- United States
- Businesswomen
20 quotes
I never knew that there was a possibility that I was going to get pancreatic cancer.
I needed to allow my body time to heal, and I needed to relearn my body.
A lot of times, when I tell my story, I tear up because it brings a lot of those memories back.
I left the hospital with three tubes in my stomach and unable to walk.
I have an intense faith in myself and what I can do.
I was always a social drinker however, with many spirts.
When we launched in 2018, I became the first African American woman to own and lead a tequila brand.
As with any great story, it is a long one, but it truly began with the question.
I remember driving to work on Halloween, and my teeth began chattering uncontrollably.
My mindset has been the one determining factor in many challenging times in my life.
I was advised that I would need a Whipple procedure surgery, I had faith that I would be okay.
It’s because of that positive mindset.
I decided then, that I would wake up from the surgery and that I would survive for my daughter.
I was a single mother to an eight year old daughter, and she needed me.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nayana Ferguson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.