“We all have that inner voice that tells us when something is wrong. Something in your gut. Mine was saying this news wasn’t going to be good. The gynecologist came in, sat next to me on the bed, and said, ‘I’m sorry kiddo.'”
‘I went to my doctor to get an ultrasound of my abdomen. The results sent my world into a spiral. I was in complete shock. Was this the end for me?’
‘I received the terrifying phone call nobody ever wants to receive, ‘Are you in a safe place to talk?’
“I hung up the phone, losing my breath. ‘Stay with me. Stay right here with me.'”
‘I’ve never mentioned this, but your dad was in Vietnam and was around that toxic chemical called Agent Orange.’
“Flash forward to 38 years old. I was diagnosed with cancer, again. AND, was going through a painful divorce.”
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“Knowing cancer cells were multiplying in my body was a helpless feeling. She is a fighter already just like her momma, she is our miracle baby.”
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“With my son leading and the lesson heavy on my heart, we walked on as we picked up and kept broken seashells.”
