Fighting Cancer

A year ago my girlfriend showed me the lovely *uck cancer bracelet her brother bought after losing their mother to cancer very suddenly. I remember at the time feeling sad for her and thinking what a thoughtful thing for her brother to do.

A year forward and I am sitting in front of my dr as he is telling me my "cancer" responds really well to chemo and radiation - the only thing i could think of asking him was if he was really sure because i looked and felt fine except for a silly cough. Did he have the right person? Did he have the right diagnosis? After all I had alot of people praying for me - surely there must be a mistake.

Testing and treatments begin and suddenly your life is taken over and you are immersed in cancer world. Learning a new language and meeting new people.

My two teenage children, husband, sisters and brothers have been tremendous - so many times i wonder how i can repay them for giving up part of their lives to help me and my family through this terrible ordeal. I remembered the bracelet and I look forward to the day when I am healthy again and give one to each of my sisters and mom - you see they are the ones that really see the effects of cancer on a family ... *uck cancer! Anna Crawford, Orillia Ontario