Hey Everyone!
I just wanted to let you know that our Facebook Group has grown like crazy! Today, February 25, 2009 we have a Group count of 309 Supporters!
Thank you everyone that has joined! If you are wondering how to join, log into Facebook, search for group "Hope for Cancer".
Sincerely,
Ashley!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Story #7 - Facebook Posting
Posted on "A Hope for Cancer Facebook Group":
"My mom was diagnosed in october of 2007 and had surgery on february 7 2008. she had a very mild case and we were lucky with her situation. she only had a lumpectomy and didnt have to do chemo. she had three weeks of radiation therapy and that was it. for now. even though she did have a bad case it was still very scary and a difficult thing to go through. its nice to know there is a place to go where other people are dealing with the same or very similar things. thanks so much for making this group! "
Isabel Gray
"My mom was diagnosed in october of 2007 and had surgery on february 7 2008. she had a very mild case and we were lucky with her situation. she only had a lumpectomy and didnt have to do chemo. she had three weeks of radiation therapy and that was it. for now. even though she did have a bad case it was still very scary and a difficult thing to go through. its nice to know there is a place to go where other people are dealing with the same or very similar things. thanks so much for making this group! "
Isabel Gray
Story #6 - Facebook Posting
Posted on "A Hope for Cancer Facebook Group":
"Its just been over 3 years since my grandma had surgery for brian cancer and then just months affter her surgery my best friend who is my sister had been diagnosed with a tumor in her brian they went in to remove and and found out that it was cancer as well she has been very sick since then but she is getting better day affter day big scare in our family for 2 mebers to have brian cancer with in months of each other. - Alana Pictou"
"Its just been over 3 years since my grandma had surgery for brian cancer and then just months affter her surgery my best friend who is my sister had been diagnosed with a tumor in her brian they went in to remove and and found out that it was cancer as well she has been very sick since then but she is getting better day affter day big scare in our family for 2 mebers to have brian cancer with in months of each other. - Alana Pictou"
A Comment to Ashley
Posted on "A Hope for Cancer Facebook Group":
"Ur doing great a job Ash!! ur quite an inspiration..good on ya......Sandy"
"Ur doing great a job Ash!! ur quite an inspiration..good on ya......Sandy"
Story #5 - Facebook Posting
Posted on "A Hope for Cancer Facebook Group":
"Almost 2 years my dad was diagnose with skin cancer and had passed away in october. I have miss him ever since that day. - Amanda Gilbert."
"My dad die with skin cancer and he had it for ten years and it has been so hard with out him in my life. - Janet Gilbert"
"Almost 2 years my dad was diagnose with skin cancer and had passed away in october. I have miss him ever since that day. - Amanda Gilbert."
"My dad die with skin cancer and he had it for ten years and it has been so hard with out him in my life. - Janet Gilbert"
Story #4 - Facebook Posting
Posted on "A Hope for Cancer Facebook Group":
"I lost my mother to Ovarian cancer two years ago. She battled it for almost 7 years. She was also a grandparent to my son Jesse and daughter Rechele. I think of her every single day and miss her so much. My heart goes out to every family who faces it. Good luck with this site and support. - Patricia Gardner"
"I lost my mother to Ovarian cancer two years ago. She battled it for almost 7 years. She was also a grandparent to my son Jesse and daughter Rechele. I think of her every single day and miss her so much. My heart goes out to every family who faces it. Good luck with this site and support. - Patricia Gardner"
Story #3 - Facebook Posting
Posted on "A Hope for Cancer Facebook Group":
"Awe! Ashley, this is amazing. I have been effected in so many ways- from my Grandma to my Aunts to my friends mom who became like another mom to me. Some have beat this awful disease yet others have lost the battle. But as you and I both learnt in Vancouver, the progress the CCS is making is outstanding and one day a cure will be found!! ♥ This is amazing! - Liz Whiting."
"Awe! Ashley, this is amazing. I have been effected in so many ways- from my Grandma to my Aunts to my friends mom who became like another mom to me. Some have beat this awful disease yet others have lost the battle. But as you and I both learnt in Vancouver, the progress the CCS is making is outstanding and one day a cure will be found!! ♥ This is amazing! - Liz Whiting."
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Quote #2
My favourite quote of all time, in which also helped me through my mom's battle.
"Don't ask God for an easy life, Ask him to make you a strong person!"
Sincerely,
Ashley!
"Don't ask God for an easy life, Ask him to make you a strong person!"
Sincerely,
Ashley!
VALENTINES DAY!
I would like to say HAPPY VALENTINES DAY to my Mom, Family & Friends!
I would also like to wish everyone that reads this blog and has EVER been affected by cancer, HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
Have a great day and enjoy spending time with your loved ones, as time is precious!
Sincerely,
Ashley!
I would also like to wish everyone that reads this blog and has EVER been affected by cancer, HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
Have a great day and enjoy spending time with your loved ones, as time is precious!
Sincerely,
Ashley!
Poem #1
An email I received:
"Hello, I was just recently at your page and I wanted to share my poem with you. My mother was recently diagnosed with stage III breast cancer and just had her masectomy a few days ago. This poem is just the outlook I am praying for. You are welcome to share it. It is a very scary disease especially when it's your own mother going through it all. Here it is, thanks for a great page.
Judy C.
Sitting in his office, thinking this is just a test.
He tells us the new's, and I felt my heart beat through my chest.
How could this be, this cannot be real.
I was so confused I didnt know how to feel.
Trying to stay strong and hide all the pain,
but when i am alone the tears fall like rain.
She is being so tough and hiding her despair,
She is so wonderful, this just isn't fair.
Today the doctor had to take her breast,
she will be so sad when she look's down at her chest.
I know how her heart must truly ache,
She acts happy, but we know its fake.
The long road ahead radiation and Chemo,
She will lose her hair, but then it will grow.
Through it all I will be right there,
The pain and fears we will share.
Now all the treatments are complete,
This cancer we fought so hard to defeat.
They tell us the cells have all gone away.
Now the only left to do is pray.
~Judy C.~
"Hello, I was just recently at your page and I wanted to share my poem with you. My mother was recently diagnosed with stage III breast cancer and just had her masectomy a few days ago. This poem is just the outlook I am praying for. You are welcome to share it. It is a very scary disease especially when it's your own mother going through it all. Here it is, thanks for a great page.
Judy C.
Sitting in his office, thinking this is just a test.
He tells us the new's, and I felt my heart beat through my chest.
How could this be, this cannot be real.
I was so confused I didnt know how to feel.
Trying to stay strong and hide all the pain,
but when i am alone the tears fall like rain.
She is being so tough and hiding her despair,
She is so wonderful, this just isn't fair.
Today the doctor had to take her breast,
she will be so sad when she look's down at her chest.
I know how her heart must truly ache,
She acts happy, but we know its fake.
The long road ahead radiation and Chemo,
She will lose her hair, but then it will grow.
Through it all I will be right there,
The pain and fears we will share.
Now all the treatments are complete,
This cancer we fought so hard to defeat.
They tell us the cells have all gone away.
Now the only left to do is pray.
~Judy C.~
Story #2
Ashley,
Your story was wonderful. its so hard to go throughcancer with a parent or any one you love for thatmatter. my mother was just recently diagnosed withbreast cancer for the second time. the first time shehad it was 15 years ago. i was very young and didn'treally understand things just yet. now I'm 22 andunderstand things better. i have to start gettingmammograms, watch out for my weight and be healthy. myfather just passed away this past July of livercancer. and no more than 3 months later my mothertells me she has cancer again. its just so hard to gothrough. she is taking pills instead of chemotherapy.she seems to be doing well but it scares me that oneday she will be very ill. i will take care of her, nodoubt in my mind about that. well i know this isn'tmuch of a story. but i thank you from the bottom of myheart for having this website. its helps so much toread things about people who are going through thesame thing as me. thanx again and keep up the greatwebsite.
Sara N.
Story #1
I am going to continue adding stories as they are emailed to me. Please feel free to keep sending them in, share your story with others!
Sincerely,
Ashley!
An email I received: (PART ONE)"Ashley,This last year has been a very inspiring year for me. I have gained so many blessings from my battle from breast cancer that I want to share my happiness with you. I thank all of you who prayed for me and have supported me. I have attached a document that I created in Microsoft Word to share with you. If you can’t see the “footprint” background, hopefully you will be able to see the words to the poem, “Footprints in the sand”, which most of you are familiar with. This poem has always been an inspiration to me, but especially has more significant meaning from this last year (2005) as I went through chemo and radiation, etc. as I felt all through that time, God was definitely carrying me. May you all have a blessed New Year.
Love,Dorothy R.Cancer Survivor
(PLEASE FIND POEM UNDER "POEMS"! Thanks!)
(PART TWO - Dorothy's Email)"You’re so welcome. I believe God allowed me to have breast cancer for a reason (He always has a reason – even if we don’t understand it at the time): To be able to help others by encouraging them with hope. When I was first told that I had breast cancer, and that it was malignant, it was a shock. I didn’t cry at first, though, but later when I got into my vehicle to drive back to my husband’s workplace, I felt like crying but held it back because I didn’t want him or others at work to see my face all red like I had been crying. Two days later, though, I cried in the shower (a good place to cry, no one can hear you), and after that I felt better and stronger to accept the fact that I had breast cancer. But, now, I feel so much better and hopeful. Another reason, I believe, for having breast cancer (or any illness) is to be so thankful that I feel better with good health. Take care, Ashley, and have the happiest New Year with faith, hope and love.
Dorothy R.
Sincerely,
Ashley!
An email I received: (PART ONE)"Ashley,This last year has been a very inspiring year for me. I have gained so many blessings from my battle from breast cancer that I want to share my happiness with you. I thank all of you who prayed for me and have supported me. I have attached a document that I created in Microsoft Word to share with you. If you can’t see the “footprint” background, hopefully you will be able to see the words to the poem, “Footprints in the sand”, which most of you are familiar with. This poem has always been an inspiration to me, but especially has more significant meaning from this last year (2005) as I went through chemo and radiation, etc. as I felt all through that time, God was definitely carrying me. May you all have a blessed New Year.
Love,Dorothy R.Cancer Survivor
(PLEASE FIND POEM UNDER "POEMS"! Thanks!)
(PART TWO - Dorothy's Email)"You’re so welcome. I believe God allowed me to have breast cancer for a reason (He always has a reason – even if we don’t understand it at the time): To be able to help others by encouraging them with hope. When I was first told that I had breast cancer, and that it was malignant, it was a shock. I didn’t cry at first, though, but later when I got into my vehicle to drive back to my husband’s workplace, I felt like crying but held it back because I didn’t want him or others at work to see my face all red like I had been crying. Two days later, though, I cried in the shower (a good place to cry, no one can hear you), and after that I felt better and stronger to accept the fact that I had breast cancer. But, now, I feel so much better and hopeful. Another reason, I believe, for having breast cancer (or any illness) is to be so thankful that I feel better with good health. Take care, Ashley, and have the happiest New Year with faith, hope and love.
Dorothy R.
Starting from Scratch!
Hey Everyone!
Thanks for visiting. In 2001, my Mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, when I was 14 years old. Back then, there was not as much awareness for any kind of cancer so I created a webpage " www.expage.com/hopeforbreastcancer" to connect with others around the world - teens with parents that have cancer and parents looking for support, to share stories of sadness and of hope, of faith and of courage.In 2008, " http://www.expage.com/" closed down without a warning and we lost most of the postings on the website. Right before it closed down, we had over 40,000 hits! Unbelieveable! I also received emails daily of stories, poems, quotes and more, including people just looking for comfort and someone to talk to about what they are going through.I would like to re-create this support network and start posting new creativity weekly! Please become a "follower" on this blog to view what other people have sent in, their comments and what I have wrote following my journey of my mom's cancer and life. Please join the group and share stories, quotes, poems and support of family members and friends.If you have been affected by ANY KIND of cancer, you should follow & be apart of this BLOG!!ANDIf you have submitted anything to the old website, please email me again and I will re-post it. I apologize for any inconvenience!
Sincerely,
Ashley!
Thanks for visiting. In 2001, my Mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, when I was 14 years old. Back then, there was not as much awareness for any kind of cancer so I created a webpage " www.expage.com/hopeforbreastcancer" to connect with others around the world - teens with parents that have cancer and parents looking for support, to share stories of sadness and of hope, of faith and of courage.In 2008, " http://www.expage.com/" closed down without a warning and we lost most of the postings on the website. Right before it closed down, we had over 40,000 hits! Unbelieveable! I also received emails daily of stories, poems, quotes and more, including people just looking for comfort and someone to talk to about what they are going through.I would like to re-create this support network and start posting new creativity weekly! Please become a "follower" on this blog to view what other people have sent in, their comments and what I have wrote following my journey of my mom's cancer and life. Please join the group and share stories, quotes, poems and support of family members and friends.If you have been affected by ANY KIND of cancer, you should follow & be apart of this BLOG!!ANDIf you have submitted anything to the old website, please email me again and I will re-post it. I apologize for any inconvenience!
Sincerely,
Ashley!
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