“Jon and I met on an online dating website and hit it off right away. When I flew to Louisiana to visit him for the first time, we both knew. This was it. As I delved into wedding details, I was plagued by lower back pain that wouldn’t go away.”
‘I was petrified, sobbing into Jon’s shoulder. He leaned over and held my hand. If he wanted to leave the relationship, I would understand.’
‘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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“When you hear the word cancer, all you think about is your family and everything you never did. Once the shock wears off, you put on your big girl pants and fight like hell.”
