I bet that with the birth of each of her own four children, she, too, imagined long, full lives bursting with happiness and love and contentment. Four lives that she would have the honor of sharing, of being a part of for a very long, long time.
Early yesterday morning, Sherry lost her battle with breast cancer.
It's not fair. It's not fair that her mother has to experience every mother's worst nightmare... burying your child. It's not fair that her husband had to become a widower at too young an age. It's not fair that she didn't get to see three of her four children enter high school, that she didn't get to see any of them graduate, go to college, get married. Their own children will never get to meet their grandmother. It's just not fair.
And it's not fair that my sister, only in her thirties, now has to face life without her best friend.
I'm angry. But mostly, I'm sad.
I know there isn't much I can do. So I do what I can. I spend the extra few cents on yogurt to get the ones with the pink tops. I buy pink ribbon apparel whenever I can afford it. I joined TeamWhyMommy. I click. And even though I don't have two nickles to rub together most of the time, I donate every. single. time. I'm. asked.
I want this to end. I don't want any more children to lose their Mom way too early. I don't want any more husbands to be left alone. I don't want any more women to lose their best friends.
I want to help find a cure.
So, Jen, if there's anything I can do, or if you just want to vent, yell, scream, talk, cry... I'm here for you. And I'm so, so sorry.
(My sister, Jennifer, and Sherry - October 2006)
3 comments:
Instead of buying "pink stuff" when you don't know how much the seller sends to breast cancer research, you could just donate direct to the charity of your choice.
Ditto with all those "will you sponsor me to ... (have a good time doing what I couldn't afford to do without your sponsorship)" appeals.
The blog clearly states *person added their words of wisdom*.
Your comment, whether true or untrue, was left without a single expression of sympathy for the writer.
You failed the test.
Oh that's so terrible, so young. It's horrible no matter what but we feel it that much more when there are young children involved who have lost their mother.
Please extend my sympathies to your sister on the lost of her friend. You're right, it is so very sad.
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