Mette de Fine Licht

My name is Mette and I am a teenage cancer survivor and the author of the book “Willpower Girl — A Teenager’s Trek Though Cancer”. When I was 16, I was diagnosed with a serious tumor called “Ewing’s Sarcoma”, a rare type of teenage cancer. It was placed in my right leg and eating my bone up from the inside. Back then, I didn’t really understand the meaning of the word “cancer”, but the pain was definitely real. After one year in chemo therapy and a comprehensive surgery that resulted in an internal prosthetic device, I made it to the other side of the mountain called teenage cancer.

Today I blog and speak about teenage cancer – what it is like to struggle with chemo, nausea, losing your hair while all your friends continue their normal life through high school. I am the author of the book Willpower Girl — A Teenager’s Trek Through Cancer. I hope to inspire others to find their willpower on their trek through teenage cancer.