Warrior – a brave or experienced soldier or fighter.
Tonya reffered to herself as a “cervical cancer warrior”. She really was a warrior in more ways than just in regards to her battle with cancer. Everyone who knew her, knew her ability to overcome and push past any obstacle put in her way. Starting her own school from scratch? No problem!
This post will aim to provide a small insight into the wonderful sister, mother, wife, daughter, friend and teacher Tonya was. It is impossible to try and embody everything she was into a blog post.
Here is a link to her personal journal that she kept online through Caringbridge throughout her journey as a “cervical cancer warrior”. The journal has a guestbook filled with beautiful notes from friends and family. It also has some photos that she posted along the way.
Here is a link to her youtube channel where she uploaded a lot of funny videos (mostly of her time in an alternative medicine hostpital in Mexico).
Please feel free to comment on my post with your loving stories and memories of Tonya .
New Zealand - South island 