Meet Cassandra Rose Cooper

We recently connected with Cassandra Rose Cooper and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Cassandra Rose , really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart of it all – purpose. How did you find your purpose?

My purpose was found through trials and tribulations.

Long story short my life happened like this:
NICU twins were born 2018
I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer: 2019
My son, Lincoln, was diagnosed with Leukemia: 2020

This is how I ended up with a platform. I like to emphasize that I never felt alone. I was surrounded by so much love and support by well meaning people that it was actually overwhelming. I was “copy & pasting” updates from person to person (the babies stability was constantly changing. For example: In and out of the incubators, Levi’s diagnosis of NEC etc.) I eventually had no choice but to stop responding individually to people and I essentially started “blogging” through their 89 day NICU stay though I didn’t view it that way at the time. I would post updates, how we were feeling, prayer requests, a photo, etc.

I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer 6 months after the twins came home. The twins had tons of special needs coming home from the hospital including Levi on oxygen.
It took me three months to be diagnosed and my treatment lasted a few months. I received a total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine. I was quarantined before quarantine was cool.

Having said all of this – No amount of life experience can prepare you for your child being diagnosed with cancer.
Lincoln was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia on the 4th of July in 2020.
He had just turned 4 years old.
His treatment was life changing and debilitating to say the least. His treatment lasted from July of 2020 to September of 2022.

^ This video gives some insight into his treatment and our experience with the Make A Wish Foundation.

Through the years (and my family’s healing) my content has naturally evolved into more “every day” content highlighting beauty, fashion and photography while raising awareness.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

(Told my story in the first question)

Raising awareness for causes I’m passionate about is the most important piece of my platform. I am heavily involved in the nonprofit world and it feels like I’ve come full circle.

I am currently serving on the committee for the biggest fundraising gala Make A Wish NM holds every year – Wine & Wishes.

I currently serve on the board of a nonprofit organization called Camp Enchantment. This is a local NM camp that is dedicated to serving children who currently have – or who’ve had – cancer.

I volunteer every year to help fundraise for another local NM nonprofit called the New Mexico Dream Center. They are dedicated to serving women and children coming out of the darkness of s*x trafficking.

I’ve also attended several other gala’s this year for other causes including suicide awareness and prevention, presbyterian ear institute, and post for these causes when I have the opportunity.

Fashion, beauty, photography, being creative.. these things are important, fun and give me life but at the end of the day the goal will always be to help guide people in the direction of more important things.

I want people to leave my profile feeling empowered and inspired to make a difference in the world. AAAND maybe feeling more confident about that new eyelash routine they’ve been wanting to try. Wink wink.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

I wouldn’t have near the amount of joy in my heart if I wasn’t actively using my abilities to create beauty.

Awesome, really appreciate you opening up with us today and before we close maybe you can share a book recommendation with us. Has there been a book that’s been impactful in your growth and development?

This quote changed my life:

From the book Streams in the Desert: by L.B. Cowman
It says this:

“Sorrow, under the power of divine grace, performs various ministries in our lives.

Sorrow reveals unknown depths of the soul, and unknown capacities for suffering and service.
Lighthearted, frivolous people are often shallow and are never aware of their own eagerness or lack of depth.

Sorrow is Gods tool to plow the depths of the soil, that it may yield richer harvests. …

Accordingly, it is sorrow that causes us to take the time to think deeply and seriously.

Sorrow makes us move more slowly and considerately and examine our motives and attitudes.
It opens within us the capacities of the heavenly life, and it makes us willing to set our capacities afloat on a limitless sea of service for God and for others.”

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