Adrienne's Updates is a blog I had recently stumbled across, telling the story of Adrienne's battle with Hodgkin's cancer, mostly though her mother's words. As quickly as I found her blog, Adrienne lost her almost lifelong battle with this shitty disease, at age 21.
We must keep fighting for a cure.
Only 21? I look at Adrienne's vibrant face and feel utter disbelief and anger. I have two friends, both in their 40s, who've battled breast cancer this year.
All week long I've been going to coffee mornings in aid of cancer research. Every year in England, during the last week of September, people gather to drink coffee together and donate their pence and pounds.
On Friday, my teenage daughter got her first vaccination for the HPV virus which causes cervical cancer.
I don't know what to say... I went there and now I'm devastated. Just going back, back, back... thru their loving posts and their loss... horrible. Oh Maggie....
Another star fades out, but the sky is ever lovely for the light that was...
au revoir, Adrienne.
This is kind of thing which persistently makes me sit and do my homework properly, hoping someday I could help to halt this sadness for cancer can somehow be cured..
I'm on my way, and even though I know it's going to be sad - I want to read her story. Those of us who go thorough life blessed with good health need to remember how very lucky we are. Those of us who have brought children into the world who have grown happy and healthy and strong are doubly blessed. There is no greater gift than good health and no sadder story than for those who it is most elusive.
I have a daughter named Adrian, so this is a must read for many reasons. Thanks for the link!
We are doing a Light the Night Walk here in Toronto next week to raise funds for Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Leukemia. I too know a young woman battling the disease.
Damn!
I'm very sorry, Maggie.
MagnoliaAmber that is one of the best comments I've ever had. I love your spirit, girl.
That is heartbreaking. It really puts things in perspective.
How truly sad. My brother in law is a Hodgkins survivor.
Ugh, that is soooo devastating! It's amazing how one story puts so many things into perspective.
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So sad. It's all bewildering, isn't it -- pain and suffering.
Thank you for sharing this link. Xo
I understand the shock and disappointment and sadness. I have lost folks like that, as well as folks in the blogosphere on the prayer list that I maintain on my site. Should it be of any help, I blogged about it here: http://www.blestatheist.com/2009/08/lost-from-my-prayer-list.html.
sad, maggie, sad
Oh, how horrible. I'm so sorry.
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