“Live as if you were to die tomorrow,
learn as if you had to live forever”
Mahatma Gandhi
What such satisfaction and excitement for me to be back after a very tough time in my life! This new issue is a milestone, the unprecedented glorious return of Alizé LaVie Magazine over life. Without my dream team I wouldn’t have achieved such a great outcome. Kudos to our graphic designer Federica who has dedicated herself body and soul to please you. I made an incredible comeback. I had to take a break that was essential, forced to step back and question myself. We always believe that we are invincible until the day where destiny decides otherwise and misfortune strikes us. Indeed, the biggest challenge of my life was to be diagnosed with breast cancer. I can imagine how shocked you might be by reading these lines like I was. At that moment, when you hear such terrible news, your whole life stops right there. Your dreams and hopes fly away at once to make way for distress, sadness, isolation and negativity. You wonder then why this is happening to you. My creativity and inspiration had not been spared. My head was empty. Doubt and anxiety had taken over. But believe me! As pessimistic as this experience may seem, beautiful and positive things came out from it. I would even say blessings. This living proof raised awareness into me: taking care of myself is something that should be very simple but I failed badly. I needed to learn the hard way to realize this fact. As a result, I decided to fight back and not let disease take over my life. After all, I was neither the first nor the last. I had to be strong and keep smiling. So I stopped all activities to devote myself to all my exams and medical follow-ups. And finally, against all odds, a miracle happened. A divine grace descended upon me.
