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Mary Jo · 04-18-2007, 06:21 PM

Hi Juanita,

I totally understand what you are saying. I've experienced that "guilt" as well. A good friend/co-worker of my husband lost his wife last July to colon cancer. She was 47. She oftened encouraged me on my chemo journey and always remembered those important days - last chemo - last radiation etc. as only another cancer survivor can. Also, a friend from church died while I was going through chemo of inflammatory breast cancer at age 48. I remember many times sitting at the kitchen table with my husband crying as I tried to understand it all. I tried to understand why I was stage 2 and others were stage 4. Why some get through it all ~ why others don't. Of course, we all know we don't have the answers to those questions. Only God knows why things happen the way they do.

Thanks Juanita for sharing a post that I think many of us can relate too. Our hearts truly can feel what others go through now at a whole different level now, can't we?

Love & Blessings,

Mary Jo

P.S. You have an adorable granddaughter.

04-18-2007, 06:21 PM	#2
Mary Jo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Posts: 2,582	Hi Juanita, I totally understand what you are saying. I've experienced that "guilt" as well. A good friend/co-worker of my husband lost his wife last July to colon cancer. She was 47. She oftened encouraged me on my chemo journey and always remembered those important days - last chemo - last radiation etc. as only another cancer survivor can. Also, a friend from church died while I was going through chemo of inflammatory breast cancer at age 48. I remember many times sitting at the kitchen table with my husband crying as I tried to understand it all. I tried to understand why I was stage 2 and others were stage 4. Why some get through it all ~ why others don't. Of course, we all know we don't have the answers to those questions. Only God knows why things happen the way they do. Thanks Juanita for sharing a post that I think many of us can relate too. Our hearts truly can feel what others go through now at a whole different level now, can't we? Love & Blessings, Mary Jo P.S. You have an adorable granddaughter. __________________ "Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10 Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06 17 Years NED <>< Romans 8:28 Last edited by Mary Jo; 04-18-2007 at 06:22 PM.. Reason: wanted to add a post script