Upsetting News
When I first had Darcy, one of the best things I did was to sign up for a group called "Just for Moms and Babies". It was run by our local health unit, and it was a 6-week course for first time moms. You meet once a week for six weeks and you learn practical things about caring for your baby. Honestly, most of the stuff was pretty basic but the best thing about this group was meeting other women who had babies the same age as yours. It was wonderful to compare notes, share tips and just be understood by women who were going through the same things you were going through.
Some of my friends who signed up for this group didn't connect well with the other women in their group. That was not the case for me. Our group hit it off right from the start. We had an excellent group, we all seemed to click right away and we really enjoyed our time together. When the six weeks was up we decided to continue meeting on our own because the support we got there (not to mention the adult conversation) was invaluable. So, I still really appreciate all those women today even though we don't see each other as much now that we're all back to work, and many of them have already had second babies.
I ran into one of the women, S, on Friday. She told me she had recently run into another woman from our group, A. A now has two boys, one 2 1/2 the other just about 7 months old. Just before Christmas, A was diagnosed with breast cancer that appears to be quite aggressive. She has now had a double mastectomy and is undergoing chemotherapy. I'm completely blown away by this news. She's 30 years old.
A is the type of woman who takes incredible care of herself. She eats all organic foods and she is very natural in her approach to life. This diagnosis must be so hard for her on so many levels. She is a passionate breast-feeding mother, so having to give that up with her son at such an early age was heartbreaking. I can't imagine that she's thrilled with having to fill her body with chemicals either. And all of that is not to mention the fear of all the "what ifs..." that she must be facing right now. A is very optimistic and is a fighter. She can beat this.
Please pray for my friend, her husband and their two beautiful boys. I don't know what age a mammogram is recommended, but maybe it's something we should all be asking our doctors about.
Some of my friends who signed up for this group didn't connect well with the other women in their group. That was not the case for me. Our group hit it off right from the start. We had an excellent group, we all seemed to click right away and we really enjoyed our time together. When the six weeks was up we decided to continue meeting on our own because the support we got there (not to mention the adult conversation) was invaluable. So, I still really appreciate all those women today even though we don't see each other as much now that we're all back to work, and many of them have already had second babies.
I ran into one of the women, S, on Friday. She told me she had recently run into another woman from our group, A. A now has two boys, one 2 1/2 the other just about 7 months old. Just before Christmas, A was diagnosed with breast cancer that appears to be quite aggressive. She has now had a double mastectomy and is undergoing chemotherapy. I'm completely blown away by this news. She's 30 years old.
A is the type of woman who takes incredible care of herself. She eats all organic foods and she is very natural in her approach to life. This diagnosis must be so hard for her on so many levels. She is a passionate breast-feeding mother, so having to give that up with her son at such an early age was heartbreaking. I can't imagine that she's thrilled with having to fill her body with chemicals either. And all of that is not to mention the fear of all the "what ifs..." that she must be facing right now. A is very optimistic and is a fighter. She can beat this.
Please pray for my friend, her husband and their two beautiful boys. I don't know what age a mammogram is recommended, but maybe it's something we should all be asking our doctors about.
posted by Sue Matthews at 10:57 AM
1 Comments:
Sue...how terribly sad!! Is your friend a Christian? This is a horrible thing to go through but I could not imagine going through it not knowing Jesus!!
We will be praying for her!!
Melissa
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