Dear Sherry,
Thanks so much for your beautiful letter. I am so very sorry to hear
about your daughter's brain tumor. That has to be most difficult of all,
to have a child with cancer. It may sound weird, but after I was
diagnosed with breast cancer, my first thought was, thank God it's me
and not my kids...(my second thought being, please let me hang around to
be there for my kids). But you are right; how much of our lives do we
spend worrying about things that don't really matter, taking life's
gifts for granted, letting so much that is precious pass by unnoticed
and unappreciated.
It is a roller coaster ride, as some have said, but trust your
instincts. If there is anything we can do to help you and your family,
whether with research or encouragement, please let us know! Your
insights and wisdom are a tremendous gift to our line, so I am sorry to
hear that you do not expect to be with us long, but I do understand your
special needs. Just know we're here for you, ok? You and your family
will be in my prayers. Love, joicy
Smb1970@aol.com wrote:
>
> I have been watching some of the stories unfold here for a week or two now -
> isn't it funny how time just slips away as you try to capture every moment?
> The support you all send is so strong and heartfelt I find myself sometims
> crying as I read your messages of love. I am so glad I found MOL.
>
> What a beautiful story from Neil and Pam - and how true! Unfortuately, no
> matter how much we think we are living and appreciating the gift of life each
> day, we do not realize just how precious each moment is until we face the fear
> we are dealt with something like cancer.
>
> The day we were told our little girl had a tumor in her brain I entered a
> whole new world of fears and realizations. And when we learned it was the
> least curable of the three most common types of tumors/cancer in childhood I
> thought I would never be able to endure the days ahead, but somewhere comes
> the strength to face each day though some are more difficult than others. I
> think maybe I am learning more from each of you with your messages of hope
> each day on dealing with living with cancer, though I have a long way to go.
> Some days I can't even bring myself to search for more information, some seems
> so hopeful and others so scary.
>
> You are truly a wonderful group of people. I probably won't stay on this
> service for long, because I'm not sure if this is really the place for parents
> with young children, but you will all be in my heart and prayers and I wish
> you luck and thank you for giving me the places to search. If you do find
> someone who is dealing with having a child diagnosed with cancer who would
> like to share information, please forward my E-mail address to them.
> SMB1970@aol.com and ask them to write "Katie" in the Subject field.
>
> God Bless
> Sherry
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