Pillars Of Support

Having cancer can make you feel so very alone. And being that there is not that one person in my life you would call a mate/partner/whatever, sometimes that makes you feel even more alone. Because when you have a partner, that person has already signed up for "in sickness and in health."

But then I remember that I have a friend network that is second to none all across the U.S. as well as a very supportive family. I have received so many words, texts, calls, etc. of people giving me encouragement, prayers and more. Thank you all for that and I love you all. I honestly don't know what I'd do without you.

Then there is my daughter. Most of my calls to her have started with me crying like a baby. So I would start with a sentence that was something like "I don't know what to do..." and she would answer back "we will figure it out." I said several things that used the "I" pronoun and each time she changed it to "we." Eventually I caught on and used the "we" pronoun in my subsequent conversation. She wanted it very clearly known that she is in this battle with me every step of the way. I know my son feels the same way. So I may be single, but I am not alone.