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Garden Lover's avatar

I was just thinking this same thing this morning. I went outside to throw out some food scraps in the green bin when one of my neighbors rode by with one of his children in a bike seat. I called out a good morning greeting to him. He swung back around to chat. Really, I think it was to tell me about how his wife had been diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. She’s stable after some very aggressive treatment. I wished them well and hoped for a complete remission. He hoped so, too, but he said, “You know, it’s ovarian cancer.” So, I told him about my aunt who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, had a hysterectomy, went into remission, and is still here some 30 years later. (She’s in her 80s now.)

His face lit up and he said, “Oh, really?”

I smiled. “Yes.”

“That’s great news.”

Not long after, he continued on his ride.

Hope. We must hold hope even in the darkest times and believe we can make it through it all.

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

HOPE and JOY are fruits of the Holy Spirit - and make our lives here on planet earth worth living!

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Dana Thynes's avatar

Please share with your neighbor & his wife the book "How to Starve Cancer," by Jane McLelland. She is a cancer survivor (cervical, then 5 years later, lung) since 1994. She underwent traditional therapies - chemo & surgery - but also spent lots of time and energy figuring out which repurposed drugs & supplements could block cancer pathways. My own daughter has benefited from her "roadmap," which each person must individualize.

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Garden Lover's avatar

I would, but, to be honest, I have shared many times in the past only to have people get angry with me. This neighbor is a radiologist, very nice, but also very indoctrinated. There’s no question she got both shots and most likely boosters. I don’t know her well enough to offer the information.

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SHARON MAHOE's avatar

You know, sometimes when encounters happen, or don’t happen, I want to look down and see whether I have left a trail….a trail as the snail might leave? Silvery on the sidewalk? And then I think “Ah-mazing! I was meant to be here, this time, and this place! “.~~~And I thought I was only stopping for gas and picking up cleaning….. So your exchange might leave the opening to say something later, when they need you to say more….”orders my steps”. Hmmm? Breaking ground, as in planting ? Keep it up Some day their pride might melt, when you’re handy.

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Laura Hayes's avatar

Sharon,

After reading your comment, I thought of a new children’s book that I recently read, “Ishmael the Snail”, written by Madeleine Chalk, daughter of a friend. I think you would enjoy it :)

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SHARON MAHOE's avatar

Thank you! I like spending time in children’s sections, especially book artwork, and I am at Barnes and Noble often.

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Cindy evans's avatar

Gently offer-even a radiologist is looking for hope❤️

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