Niece's Experience

My niece, who's mother is a breast cancer survivor of 10 years, wrote this to me:

I REPLAY EVERY STEP IN MY MIND... scared, assured, faithful, hopeful, love, memories, Is my mother going to be here tomorrow? Is she going to see her first born grandson grow? All this brings it back. I knew regardless, my mom's strength out numbered the cancer in her breasts. I knew my mom was going to be strong! I know you have reasons to be strong! I have hope, faith and love for you! We all do. We all love you

I think of my beautiful sweet girls. Alura is so stoic and very practical. Sarah is the soft, fuzzy one. This is nothing new to them, or me. It just is who they are outwardly. And I know they ache equally inside about this. This must be what they are going through now, and it hurts to know they are pained by all this.

Damn this cancer. This weeny, evil demon. Trying to steal its way into our lives and set it all topsy turvy.

Well,   I JUST WON'T LET IT BE.  

Hugs, Debbie... aka the cancer warrior, soon to be survivor

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I AM STRONG. I AM LOVED. I AM HEALTHY. WE WILL WIN!