The star of “Life and Me” Danielle Fishel feels blessed despite her recent cancer diagnosis… and thanks her fans for their great support.

Danielle took to Instagram and shared a video message with her followers, expressing her gratitude for the overwhelmingly positive response to her health update.

As we reported … Danielle announced on Monday that she Fight against breast canceralthough she discovered the disease at stage zero during her annual mammogram.

Danielle says a big reason she’s so open about her battle with cancer is the hope that her story will inspire women — and men — to get cancer screenings, just in case doctors find something … like in her case.

Danielle sees it this way: Nobody wants to hear bad news from their doctor, but early detection is a much better alternative than being diagnosed with cancer much later. And she stresses the importance of being proactive when it comes to personal health.

Danielle is planning surgery and is confident she will win her battle against cancer… and if you think she’s taking the whole thing in her stride, just look at her dog.