December is a time when families and individuals spend time appreciating, celebrating, giving, and getting. Whatever a person’s religion, it is a festive time of year for many. Others though are looking at pictures of lost family members, remembering those friends or loved ones that lost their fight against cancer during this year, letting the reality of their passing sink in as they set the table for one less person or buy one less gift.
As we hug the loved ones that ARE with us this year, we hope, with every ounce of our being for more birthdays for all. For the men and women and children that are fighting with every ounce of energy in their being, to win the fight.
xo
Elena
While this is a non-traditional Just.Be.Enough. topic, it is one that it is very important to me as I am lucky enough to be celebrating more birthdays as a thirteen year survivor of Hodgkin’s Disease. Many of the people that I love and care about are fighting their own battles right now, so this post is dedicated to them. This post is sponsored by American Cancer Society.
My brother is a cancer survivor and my husband lost his sister and me my aunt to cancer. We participate in Relay for Life each year as a way of showing our support for the fight and honoring our loved ones. I appreciate this post and you sharing your story and hope and pray that those facing cancer will be able to celebrate more birthdays cancer free.
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Cancer has touched many people in my life, taking some and leaving some to sit in and on my heart. I am so glad you are here to celebrate more birthdays and my prayers will always be for a cure soon so that there can be more balloons and cake and less chemo and doubt.
xoxo
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Enjoying your #morebirthdays post. I am so thankful we have all the medical knowledge we do so we can all have more birthdays. Glad to meet you SITSah!
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So grateful for your survival, so grateful for you constant support of the cause, and that you published this. *HUG*
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