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- Oct 10, 2015
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You know who you are.You are the ones who hold me close
in your hearts,whose tender hugs transcend my fears
into the loving light that builds my strength.You are the ones
who help me find peacen my war against a disease that hides sheepishly in my bones.
You are the ones with whom I dance and share the music and laughter
that fills my soul with joy. Your acts of love and kindness lift my spirit to climb great heights,
mountains steep and fierce,yet tackled with the unyielding support of camaraderie
infused with hope and passion.
When in the night I can't sleep, I invite you in. Thoughts of you and memories I cherish
bring me comfort and fill the darkest recesses of my mind.
And as the mystery of this life unfolds I journey forth with a lightness in my step,
and a smile upon my face, as I am certain I will never walk alone in this journey or in life
And so it is, with gratitude and a humble heart I say thank you,my dear ones, for being by my side.
Cancer is that awful word we all fear when we go to the doctor for a physical exam, but in that brief dark moment we hear it the world we live in and the people we share it with begin to illuminate things we did not even pay attention to. You my family and friends have done that for me.During chemo, you’re more tired than you’ve ever been. It’s like a cloud passing over the sun, and suddenly you’re out. You don’t know how you’ll answer the door when your groceries are delivered. But you also find that you’re stronger than you’ve ever been. You’re clear. Your mortality is at optimal distance, not up so close that it obscures everything else, but close enough to give you depth perception. Previously, it has taken you weeks, months, or years to discover the meaning of an experience. Now it’s instantaneous.Cancer, any type of cancer is terrible. We don’t realize what it actually feels like until it happens to ourselves, and it is terrible. All the emotion we go through and the strength we need to build up, is hard. We don’t understand how bad it really is.As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, I am a survivor not becuse of Chemo or modern medicine, but by the Grace of God and the faith and prayers from you those I love, Thank you for loving me thru the worst days of it all
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