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| The shirts I made for the kids with an iron-on applique. |
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| May 2010 - 36 weeks pregnant with Calan. |
Why is it so important? Because on Saturday, I will once again be walking in the Detroit Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The last 2 years, I was very pregnant in my survivor shirt. This year, I will be pushing a decked-out double stroller with the 2 best accessories ever - My babies.
My husband asked me last night why it mattered so much and it is because I want to be an inspiration to someone else. I want someone else to see that cancer was by no means the end of me. My life has quickly moved on and it is amazing. I am proud to be the mother and survivor. On Saturday I get to show off both. It is important.
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| May 2011 - 31 weeks pregnant with Maisie. |
It is sometimes hard to see what life is going to be like after cancer. For me, it was hard to be done with treatment and not sure what the next step would be. One day you are battling cancer, and the next, you are just back to normal life. You don't know how much cancer will affect the rest of your life, and for everyone, it is different. But, I hope some young girl sees me walking with my double stroller and realizes there is so much more after cancer.
My kids are my proof that cancer did not win. My kids are my hope that my future is endless.
I've been reading your various blogs since your one for the newspaper and it's really great to read a post like this!
ReplyDeleteWow. Thanks for reading for such a long time! I still have not had enough guts to go back and read my old blog. Maybe one day. I think I am enjoying my future to much to look back at the past. Saturday should be a fun day. :)
ReplyDeleteI wasn't going to, but I ended up following you over here after you shut your old News blog down. That was around the time my dad lost his battle and it helped me to follow your trials and then cheer on your triumphs. Yes, I agree, it is important for you to show that you have beaten cancer, and have gone on to have a great life! So happy for you! We need to see more survivor stories. I wish Shannon and Amy could have had different outcomes. I found them through your blog. It's not that they didn't fight it with all they could. Only God knows why they weren't meant to stay here. I don't think I will ever forget them; surprising how much I miss reading their updates. They definitely left their mark on this world. (I hope I haven't made you feel bad! None of us knows what the future holds.) Strut your stuff Saturday!!!
ReplyDeleteI too miss Shannon on a daily basis. Her friendship, support, and positive attitude were such an inspiration to me. She would be the first person to tell me to live life to the fullest if she was still here. I wish we could be enjoying this time in our life together. I would love to hear her laugh again.
DeleteI only met Amy twice, but she too was such an inspiration. And
watching her fight to stay with her son really made me hold my babies a little longer. Their battles were the same and they beat cancer in another way. All survivors and all warriors.
Yes (!!!) to your last two sentences. You stated this much better than I could have.
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