BELIEVE !
Although I have always lived a relatively healthy lifestyle, at age 38, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The doctors also discovered a tumor in my lung. I was blessed with a wonderful husband, two beautiful baby girls, ages 2 and 3, and so much of life ahead of me. I did not want to die. I had never even thought about dying and how it related to me. Now, I was staring death in the face. My breast and lobe of my lung were removed. I endured seven months of chemotherapy and five weeks of radiation. I was thin, bald and sick looking…but still alive.
Although I am now in remission and I receive periodic checkups, I live in constant fear of a recurrence. I try to enjoy each day I'm given.
Since 1960, breast cancer has claimed more American lives than World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam and the Gulf Wars combined. I believe I am alive because of my family's support, good medical care and many, many prayers. A diagnosis of breast cancer is horrible, but it is not a death sentence. It can even be a blessing in many ways. It has made me appreciate each day and enables me to see God's presence in the world.
Susan Henke Miller
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The Life, Love
and Friendship Logo Anne Miller Kindscher designed this distinctive logo in honor of her sister-in-law, Susan Henke Miller, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999. One heart symbolizes the "heartbeat of life". The other symbolizes the "heart of love". The two hearts linked together represent a "bond of friendship". As the hearts interlace, they form the universal symbol of breast cancer research and education, "the pink ribbon". |
What Cancer Cannot Do
Cancer is so limited
It cannot cripple Love
It cannot shatter Hope
It cannot corrode Faith
It cannot destroy Peace
It cannot kill Friendship
It cannot suppress Memories
It cannot silence Courage
It cannot invade the Soul
It cannot steal eternal Life
It cannot conquer the Spirit.
Author Unknown
Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute