Tough, but heartwarming story in Louisville paper today.

[JohnnyLib2]

This was hard to read, and will be for many who deal with cancer. I'm posting the link because of the great strength and caring being described.
My wife has been very fortunate about her breast cancer, but we also faced this possibility, years ago. Best wishes to all for July 4.

Dying mom gets wish to see daughter's graduate
Terminally ill mom gets graduation preview

www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080704/NEWS01/807040422

[noiretextatique]

1. IBC is a beast

that has taken the lives of many women, including my sister and molly ivins. it's a horrible form of breast cancer, with a very low survival rate. but i know a few women who have survived it.
i am glad mary got to see her daughters graduate...i know it meant the world to her and to them.
unfortunately, my sister wasn't there to see her youngest daughter graduate last year. :cry:

[JohnnyLib2]

2. I'm sorry, for all of you.

Beast is right. :hug:

[flamingyouth]

3. I'm so sorry for your family's loss.

Reading that and seeing the pictures brought tears right to my eyes and I read a lot of stories like that.

I hope you're doing well; I've been keeping you in my thoughts. :hug:

[flamingyouth]

4. Thank you for posting this, Johnny...

What an amazing and moving story.

I'm glad to hear your wife is doing well. We are all in this together, here in this group. :grouphug:

[seemunkee]

5. Sounds like my mom

She fought her breast cancer for 15 years and was pissed when she knew the end was coming. She was ready to fight it but her body just couldn't do it anymore. My kids never knew their grandmother when she didn't have cancer, and yet they have many memories of her.