I would like to introduce you to my two friends Debbie and Sue. Debbie is in the green and Sue is in the Pink. First if you think I am crazy, You should hang around with them. Sue always thought we were the ones not right. Pa-Leese.
I met the both of them 14 years ago when Debbie's daughter Nicole and my daughter Tiffany went to Wee School together, they were both 4. Sue was Debbie's best friend. I sorta fit right when Tiff and Nicole became friends (well i think Debbie said that Tiff was mean to Nicole? but whatever lol) It never phased Tiff or Nicole, they are still friends. I, as Sue put it was the low maintenance friend and Debbie was the high maintenance friend. lol. Debbie and Sue were best friends and I knew that but after Debbie moved to Houston, I was closer. haha sorry Debbie.
The best of times were girl scouts, Halloween parties and everything in between with our kids. We all had girls so it made it easy. I have so many stories I could tell.
But what I want to say is that both of them have character, they would do anything for anyone. (Debbie acts like she won't but she will).
A few years back Debbie found out she had breast cancer. We were all devastated. Sue went to Houston back and fourth almost weekly to be with Debbie to help her through this horrifying crisis. It was hard on the both of them. It was hard on all of us. Debbie would get better through chemo and surgeries and then she had to do it all over again. But in the end she pulled through and she is still winning the fight.
Sue became ill unexpectedly on her birthday in June 2007. The doctor's had no idea what was wrong, it went from one diagnosis to the next for several weeks, then the worst was found. Sue had breast cancer that was undetectable by a mammogram. She was already in stage 4 when they found it. Her daughter had just graduated High School and had not yet even turned 18. The doctors gave little hope, they tried to post pone the inevitable. Sue passed away just 4 months later on November 3rd, 2007.
I will share with you the last hour I spent with her. She was still at home. She wasn't eating much and only wanted to eat chocolate. I was left to feed her some, she sure loved it.
The cancer mixes up a few things in the memory bank, but for the most part we just talked about whatever came up. The blinds were open she wanted to see the sunshine outside. Then she wanted me to eat the chocolate, and for those of you who don't' know I get instantaneous migraines from chocolate. I don't even think I hesitated for a moment and I ate it with her. It made her happy and hey what are friends for anyway. Migraines and Chocolate were a very small price for me to pay. I talked with her for a while longer and then when it was time for me to leave, I hugged and kissed her forehead and told her that I loved her, I wasn't even sure if she knew exactly who I was at that moment, but to my surprise she plain as day said "Kaye, I love you too" It was then that I knew in my heart that it would be the last time I would talk to her. She was so clear and concise, nothing like the previous hours worth of conversation.
I love my friend Sue as if she were my own sister, she treated every child as if they were her own. The door to that house was always open and if it wasn't the doggie door was. lol. She really was another mother to all of my girls. I will never forget the things she did for my kids. For my family. My life is brighter because she was in it.
I don't tell you all of this to make you sad, I tell you to inform you, there must be a cure somewhere. Breast Cancer can happen to anyone, anytime, any place and without any warning. It is silent and it kills.
I am proud to walk with Debbie who is a survivor, I am proud to walk with Sue's family and friends who are the survivors of the loss of a loved one. I didn't walk last year, my Tiffany did. This year I am walking and so is Ashley. We walk so others won't have to. We walk at the Houston race with Debbie she lives down there.
Take a moment and pray for breast cancer survivors and for families and friends of those impacted by breast cancer.
I challenge you to donate at least $5 to this investment into all of our futures to help fight breast cancer.
For every $5 that is donated I will skip my morning red bull and donate that money to the cause. I will also not drink one that day in honor of my friend Sue. I will really skip it. ---those of you who know me well, know that is a sacrifice right there.
Please help them out it is just a few bucks that could change someones life.
Go to the following link to donate!
http://www.komen-houston.org/goto/shopatsues
God is Love
Kaye
