A white Christmas.........
We had the food, the music, the tree (dad didn't have to spray-paint it after all!), the presents, the laughter, and each other.
And the snow started coming down.........
What a beautiful evening...............
A woman's battle with ovarian cancer as told by her daughter.
(written September of 2005) I have learned much in the last nine months. I have read that ovarian cancer whispers. I say it screams. It just needs someone to listen. The American Cancer Society statistics for ovarian cancer estimate that there will be 22,220 new cases and 16,210 deaths in 2005. This is a death rate FOUR TIMES that of breast cancer.Almost 70 percent of women with the common epithelial ovarian cancer are not diagnosed until the disease is advanced in stage. The 5-year survival rate for these women is only 15 to 20 percent. This is unacceptable. Women need to be made more aware of the symptoms, and doctors need to listen to their patients. Especially when the patient tells them that they fear they have ovca, as my mother did for almost a year before she was finally diagnosed. It’s so sad and senseless when a woman knows the symptoms but can’t get anyone to listen to what she is saying.
©JsDaughter
3 Comments:
Ah..snow during christmas time always struck me as being really magical...but the best part is always FAMILY time :)
letti.blogspot.com
I wanted to let you know I put a link on my page to your blog and a lot of my family and friends read and care about you and your family. Merry Christmas!
Glad you got to celebrate Christmas in the end, having a good time :-)
kevin.zydeisland.com
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