Sharing the news on my side, we got to find out more about my mom's cervical cancer.
My brother is one year and two days younger than me. When he was born, they found my mom had cervical cancer. I don't think my parents planned on having my brother so soon after me, but God certainly did.
Here's the big difference of cancer in the 60's. The doctor didn't want my mom to know she had cancer. I think it's because most people would have given up the fight as cancer was seen as an automatic death sentence.
My dad knew my mom had cancer, but to keep the news from getting to my mom the doctor recommended not telling anyone; not family, not friends, not the pastor. No one. He had three young children to care for, a wife with cancer, and no one to share the burden with.
I got an amazing glimpse in to my dad this past weekend.
Fast forward to today.
My wife has cancer, and I can share the burden not just with God but with my friends, family, co-workers, pastor. Everyone!
I can call, I can email, I can use social networking, I can blog.
I'm thankful that cancer is no longer an automatic death sentence.
My mom is a cancer survivor. Judi's mom is a cancer survivor. I can't wait for the day when we can declare; Judi is a cancer survivor!
God bless you,
Rick
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Rick and Judi,
So sorry to read of your illness. You can beat it. Be strong! Hope see you again, maybe on another Holland America cruise someday.
Cancer Survivor (6 years)
Tim
www.timandwen.blogspot.com
My friend's mom died in 1977 of cancer and her father never told her or her brother that their mom had cancer. She never saw her mom after she left for the hospital the final time, she never got to say good-bye to her. We were both only 17 at the time.
Rita
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