By Chris Woodyard
Listening to Antonella Nester go through the list, it's hard to imagine how such a successful life and career could have been derailed by so many personal calamities in such a short time.
A short time later, her husband lost his job. Then, a year ago, she was fired from QVC, the television shopping channel, where she long served as a host to various on-air talent.
she wasdiagnosed with breast cancerand post-op, he endures four rounds of chemotherapy followed by radiation treatments. The couple had tosell your houseand move on to his 42-foot sailboat to pay the bills. To top it off, she recently suffered a heart attack.
"It seems almost impossible," Nester explains. "If I were a person who went to the cinema to see this story, I would come out shaking my head and say: 'This is so incredible, so unreal. How does this happen?'"
But Nester still considers himself blessed. All is not lost, he says. far from there
find joy
well known ofyears on tvapproaching his goal of $150,000on a GoFundMe page.Despite having difficulties with his latest round of chemotherapy, he has overcome his resistance to accepting prescription narcotics to overcome it.
Husband Chris received a stent after his heart attack and has regained his strength and is on the mend, he said.
She has been recording her trip the whole time.Youtube videosand about herfacebook site. His charisma and positivity may seem unrealistic to many given his terrible struggles, but he says in an interview that it really is the only way to go.
"Joy is something in your heart and no one can take it away from you," he said in a telephone interview.
dark moments? Some, of course, she said. She calls it her "rabbit hole" and has been talking about her coming back from there.a recent video
“The thing is, they don't last forever. I refuse to let cancer and everything else that has happened in the last year take over what it allows. By that I mean you took my hair, you took my house, you took all these things, but that's all you get. I'm not going to add to that by being depressed and sad and depressed."
focus on the essentials
In fact, he's expressing relief at having to downsize. What might sound like an odd perspective coming from a former host of QVC, home to a non-stop TV sales-a-thon selling everything from wristwatches to kitchen knives, praises giving up material things to take care of herself. and focus on what is most important.
"Don't spend your life chasing all the things that have brainwashed us to make us better, to make us better people," he advises. "That's rubbish."
Instead, he says he sees life in a new way. She said that she derives some of her greatest joys from the simple things, particularly the personal rewards that come from doing favors for friends and family. It's fun to be outside.
“I live each day so fabulously. There is no schedule. I look at the trees, the birds, the sky. You see it from a different angle," she said.
BesideChronicle of his battle against cancerNester also has a YouTube channel.go publicwith his adventures as a liveaboard navigator.
The ship is currently docked in Maryland. The couple, both 57, share the boat with an older son and cats Samba and Wizard. They plan to sail down the east coast to the south when the temperatures start to drop after the summer.
She has not given up her hobbies, such as collecting and trading vintage Singer sewing machines. She plans to sew curtains for the ship.
Everything goes with your positive attitude. She advises others to stay the course.
“I would tell anyone who is going through this now or in the future. Don't worry and be sad because it doesn't change the result. Stay positive, and I know it sounds cliché. Fill your heart with a little joy. Start stocking up on ammo there.”
Learn more about SurvivorNet's rigorous medical screening process.
ChrisWoodyard is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles.keep reading
By Chris Woodyard
Listening to Antonella Nester go through the list, it's hard to imagine how such a successful life and career could have been derailed by so many personal calamities in such a short time.
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A short time later, her husband lost his job. Then, a year ago, she was fired from QVC, the television shopping channel, where she long served as a host to various on-air talent.
she wasdiagnosed with breast cancerand post-op, he endures four rounds of chemotherapy followed by radiation treatments. The couple had tosell your houseand move on to his 42-foot sailboat to pay the bills. To top it off, she recently suffered a heart attack.
"It seems almost impossible," Nester explains. "If I were a person who went to the cinema to see this story, I would come out shaking my head and say: 'This is so incredible, so unreal. How does this happen?'"
But Nester still considers himself blessed. All is not lost, he says. far from there
find joy
well known ofyears on tvapproaching his goal of $150,000on a GoFundMe page.Despite having difficulties with his latest round of chemotherapy, he has overcome his resistance to accepting prescription narcotics to overcome it.
Husband Chris received a stent after his heart attack and has regained his strength and is on the mend, he said.
She has been recording her trip the whole time.Youtube videosand about herfacebook site. His charisma and positivity may seem unrealistic to many given his terrible struggles, but he says in an interview that it really is the only way to go.
"Joy is something in your heart and no one can take it away from you," he said in a telephone interview.
dark moments? Some, of course, she said. She calls it her "rabbit hole" and has been talking about her coming back from there.a recent video
“The thing is, they don't last forever. I refuse to let cancer and everything else that has happened in the last year take over what it allows. By that I mean you took my hair, you took my house, you took all these things, but that's all you get. I'm not going to add to that by being depressed and sad and depressed."
focus on the essentials
In fact, he's expressing relief at having to downsize. What might sound like an odd perspective coming from a former host of QVC, home to a non-stop TV sales-a-thon selling everything from wristwatches to kitchen knives, praises giving up material things to take care of herself. and focus on what is most important.
"Don't spend your life chasing all the things that have brainwashed us to make us better, to make us better people," he advises. "That's rubbish."
Instead, he says he sees life in a new way. She said that she derives some of her greatest joys from the simple things, particularly the personal rewards that come from doing favors for friends and family. It's fun to be outside.
“I live each day so fabulously. There is no schedule. I look at the trees, the birds, the sky. You see it from a different angle," she said.
BesideChronicle of his battle against cancerNester also has a YouTube channel.go publicwith his adventures as a liveaboard navigator.
The ship is currently docked in Maryland. The couple, both 57, share the boat with an older son and cats Samba and Wizard. They plan to sail down the east coast to the south when the temperatures start to drop after the summer.
She has not given up her hobbies, such as collecting and trading vintage Singer sewing machines. She plans to sew curtains for the ship.
Everything goes with your positive attitude. She advises others to stay the course.
“I would tell anyone who is going through this now or in the future. Don't worry and be sad because it doesn't change the result. Stay positive, and I know it sounds cliché. Fill your heart with a little joy. Start stocking up on ammo there.”
Learn more about SurvivorNet's rigorous medical screening process.
ChrisWoodyard is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles.keep reading