Love, Towards a Total Stranger

First, I’d like to say hello to all our friends this morning…you all are great! First and foremost this morning, I’d like to share a bit of bad news.

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We have a friend who wrote to me in regards to our finding out Deb had contracted breast cancer. The gentleman basically described to me that although we had never had prior contact, he too could feel my pain in regards to my wife being diagnosed with cancer. You see, Gerry’s wife Eleanor, had ovarian cancer, and he like so many others of you out there was consoling me…even though they themselves were in their own battles against this dreaded disease, cancer. For this, I’d like to take a moment this morning to say what a blessing you all have been to our dilemma with Deb. What a testimonial of love, and human kindness, to a couple of strangers whom you only knew through our musings on this site, as well as the Canada Free Press. I surely hope our friend Gerry doesn’t mind, because I’d like to share with you the first e-mail I received from Gerry, which was on April 9th. This was such an inspiration to Deb and I both, as once again, I and Deb had just been blown away by our own news, which for those of you who don’t know, Deb has stage 4 breast cancer, and it has moved to at least one other spot in her body…below her tracheal tube. As devastating as this was to us, here is but one, of the many examples of people with their own problems, their own battles, their own lives thrown into turmoil, yet they were feeling our pain as well. My God people, you just blow us away with your love, support, concern, and prayers. We could never possibly thank you all enough. Here are Gerry’s own words:

I read your article about you and Deb's predicament and have a good idea what hit you.
We had it happen nearly 4 years ago when my wife was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and there is no cure we were told ,she was given 2 to 12 months tops but her faith and 
positive attitude kept her going ,although it is and has been a nightmare with all the complications and unexpected surprises good and bad. I could write a book about that.
She has had about 35 chemo treatments but was told 2 months ago it is not doing any good so no point adding more poison to her already weak body, and now she is really failing fast, losing weight and very weak and unable to eat enough, so it looks like she has lost her battle, she is still at home but will be bedridden soon at this rate but at least she knows where she will spend her future. And, of course we could use a whole lot of prayer, and I pray also for you two. Gerry and Eleanor God bless

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