Cancer Awareness

So, this post is completely different from all of my other posts, but I find it important to mention the following.

As a woman, we have been bombarded with the many diseases that we may encounter in our lifetime. One of them, and a pretty prominent disease at that matter, is cancer. I have known many people in my life who have had family members with cancer who got cured or family members who unfortunately died because of it. The awareness for cancer is extraordinary, from commercials to fundraisers to days dedicated to awareness.

As somebody who has been fortunate to never have had a serious disease, I keep thinking "nothing will happen to me. I'll be fine." And it's such a typical attitude as well. But not only do I have that attitude for myself, I have it for my family, thinking that we're all healthy people and nothing serious will ever happen to us. However, I've been proven wrong. So far, one of my family members is struggling with something that I won't mention here because she might not appreciate it. But I still think "that's it. Nothing more will happen in this family."

Today, unfortunately, I received a phone call stating that my mom may have ovarian cancer. I'm trying to stay positive and so far it's working, but mostly because I'm probably in denial. My mom went in for a CT scan because of abnormal abdominal pain. The doctors weren't able to tell if it was cancer or not and therefore will be sent to a cancer clinic.

The reason I write this is because, like many, I kept believing that stuff like this wouldn't happen to me or my loved ones - it happens to other people. And while I hope and pray and wish that my mom doesn't have cancer, I want people to be aware that the possibility of it occurring to you or a loved one exists.

Please pray for my mom, to whoever read this.
Lady S.

PS, if you're wondering about the green ribbon, it's for ovarian cancer.