Back in September, 2013, sometime early in the
process of my radiation treatments, perhaps the very first day; I was sitting
in the radiation therapy waiting room, anxious about what was to
transpire. As I sat there, I couldn’t
help but overhear the conversation of the couple a few feet away sharing their
story with another patient.
A
couple in their late 40’s and she has a tumor the size of a lemon on top of her
brain. I listened in awe to their story
that morning and found myself amazed at their optimism and amazingly positive
attitude toward the ordeal. It was
inspiring.
Two
days ago I watched as friends and family gathered to honor her life and the
reality of cancer hit me once again. Muggy
and I visited Janet and Dale
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| Janet, Dale and me |
Janet
Miller was a sweet lady!! I am blessed
and enriched to have met and known both she and her husband Dale. They always had a story to tell and a laugh
or word of encouragement to share.
Why
did our paths cross at this point in time in our lives? Why did cancer take Janet? Why am I here
writing a blog entry? So many questions
that we cannot know the answers to, but I can draw solace from just having
known her.
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| Dale, his Mother and us |
And
I lift up prayers for God’s grace and mercy for Dale and their children, for
Janet’s parents, for Dale’s parents, for all the family and friends who have
lost a piece of their world that could only be filled by Janet.
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| Dale and me |
