Bittiness39
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Oh no...JVM may start running after JW right now on HLN...
I was in my early thirties when I was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor (Grade 3 anaplastic astrocytoma) I am now 38. After total resection and 6 weeks of chemo/radiation simultaneously and a full year of chemotherapy, it has not returned...
Treatment almost did me in... I remember being curled up in a ball in my closet so my kids could not see me, begging for God to either take me home, or make it stop... it was HORRIBLE
On top of that, my youngest daughter (who was a heart transplant patient, recently passed away.) was in PICU 3 months straight during that year... I was the only one that could be with her (husband needed to work)
Being nauseous, weak and sick as a dog from chemo in PICU is not anything I want to experience again....
Gathering of the tribes! 903 peeps here right now!
Thank you for sharing, Wagara. And to all the others who have shared their unique & lovely experiences. Each time I read one, it gives me an added dose of faith and hope - for justice - yes, and also deeper gratitude for the human spirit's graceful ability to seek and find goodness, and then pass it along to others. It is a gift.
Remember one of the pictures of Travis' life provided by family or a friend, the one where he is playfully smelling a yellow flower? I said to myself, yep this man Loved Life and wasn't afraid to show it! It's like Travis is saying "watch this, it's called 'stop and smell the roses' Life is beautiful! Be thankful to God!" That's how it made me feel. For anyone unfamiliar with the flower in that pic - I'm quite sure it is a Brugmansia, also called "Angel's Trumpet". I happen to have a plant like it, also a yellow variety, which I moved to a sunny window a few days ago...
...and now here is a gift I would like to pass along...my own Angel Trumpet plant suddenly bloomed yesterday! First just 1 flower that filled the sunporch with a beautiful fragrance. Then another flower this morning, along with 3 more new buds. It will soon look very festive
If I can get a good pic of it, will share it later. Meantime, I'd like to add this to the positive thoughts for today.
Justice For Travis
Neither a or b but saving the image only saves one slice of the image. The OP needs to get the full file. Alternatively, you could copy the link and do it that way....