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My Struggle
I am a single mother and I am fighting cancer for
the second time since 2003.
When I Realized I Needed to Rally!
My name is Kristin and yes I am a cancer survivor.
I was diagnosed with sarcoma cancer for the first
time in November of 2003 at only 26 years of age.
I am now 29 years of age and in January of 2007 I
was diagnosed with sarcoma cancer yet again. Only
this time, I have to fight harder. I am a single
mother of two small children, Courtney is now 7
years old and Justin is now 5 years old. The
first time they had no idea what was going on, but
this time it is not that easy. The hardest thing
of all is to hear them ask me “If I am going to go
meet god in heaven soon”. I feel like the
presence of a ghost is in the room as I tell them
“ No my angels, mommy is not going anywhere
anytime soon”. I know that I am not, but try to
tell them that without them thinking you are not
being truthful. I have a 90% chance to survive my
cancer, but right now I am fighting to keep the
use of my left arm. My doctor asked me why is it
so important for me to keep the use of my arm if I
still have my life? The answer to that is easy
for me, “I want the use of my arm for only one
reason and that is so I can pick up my children
and hug them like I always have”. I reflect on the
day when cancer became part of me in the way that
nothing should have ever done. All I know is that
I will not let this cancer control me. All in the
end, when you can say "I am a survivor", you know
that you have been touched by the grace of god.
But you never can loose site of those angels he
had to call upon. I now say a prayer daily for
those angels he called upon and I also give thanks
for every breath I take, for every kiss and hug I
give my children, for every chance I get to see
them laugh and smile and for the life that I have
to live. Because of him I am a survivor than and
because of him I will be again.
What Worked For Me
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The Progress I've made
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