Today's sad news for me

[DeniseJP]

I knew this very brave lady - herdaughter showed with Benn years ago andI knew her through the mini horse shows and through a farm I worked at. She and her hubby and family had a horse farm and always stuck together. They always helped out of the shows hauling gear in their trailer and I never saw her without a smile on her face.

Shedeveloped breast cancer, went through surgery, chemo and unfortunately the cancer came back and spread. She loved her family and told her hubby she wished she had more time with him. I recently knew she was in hospice care and time was running out.

Her SIL works with me and SIL brought me the sad news that this lady had passed this morning.

She has two younger children, a hubby and family she leaves behind... if you have a moment please say a prayer for Jennifer and her family.ray:ray:ray:ray:

Thismade me realize how short and fragile life is... the older you get, the more you realize each day you have is truly a gift.

Thanks,

Denise

 

[SweetSassy]

ray:

 

[RexyRex]

Prayers sent. ray:

 

[Bo B Bunny]

I'm so sorry. We lost a lovely lady in our church and school the same way. It was so sad and so hard to see someone so nice lose their battle with cancer.

 

[DeniseJP]

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

It is an awful disease - I saw pics of her at the beach with her hubby and those pics made me glad they had that time together... they were truly in love and I saw that at the shows. Her dying wish was that she had more time to spend with her kids and hubby.

My mini horse Mercy is scheduled to be at the Relay for Life that the lady's SIL that I work with is very involved with - I am honored that we can do this to help fight cancer. I hope many folks will donate funds for kisses from Mercy...my new saying is "Have Mercy, will travel."

Sadly, it (cancer) runs rampant on my mom's side of the family - her mom died of lung cancer, her brother died of pancreatic/colon cancer, grandma's siblings have all died of cancer (bone, liver, lung) and my mom's cousin once removed died of an invasive bone cancer at the age of 11... and my step aunt died a horrible death from breast cancer that took over her body in such a horrible way. My half-sister stayed with her during the death process and said it was agonizing... not to be graphic but she was literally drowning in her own fluids and the tumors she had were splitting her skin open - they could not do anything for her at that point.

I always make sure I purchase my daffodils during Daffodil Days fundraisers at our school and try to get involved with events for that, that provide research to cure this disease.

I can at least live with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes but cancer leaves one and their family hanging.

Denise

PS - My school is doing a Diabetes Walk and I make my first YouTube appearance ever...the link to the video is

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZXzGG1J_F4[/ame]

 

[DeniseJP]

I'm the Mrs. Pullis in the video...

Denise

 

[Bo B Bunny]

That's so COOL! got to see you!

My family has tons of type 2 and a couple of type 1. My sister is insulin resistant and just diagnosed with lupus...

I have pre-metobolic syndrome. I'm on a very low dose of advandamet. Sis is on injections, dad is on metformin, and his whole family was/is on something. My grandfather died from diabetic illness when he was 63.

I hope they get you on the computer monitoring system! gotta get that A1C down!!

We have a girl on here that is type 1. She does a juv. diabetic walk each year.....

 

[DeniseJP]

My sister has lupus, too and it just wreaks havoc with her. She has not had the diabetic problems and I hope she and my nieces can avoid it.

I have posted on the other RO member with type 1's threads...it will be my turn to walk this coming week.

Yup, that is me in my YouTube debut...I could not look at the camera as I would have started laughing...I told the kids that and they had me look to the side. My area in work is like Grand Central Station - I am at the hub of the action there.

Denise