Three Years Later.....

Never Quit - You can beat cancer!

Tonight as Jim and I sat doing a final read on my book, he looked at me and said, "It's been three years today that we found out you had a cyst in your breast". I am shocked it has been that long already and yet, so much has happened since then.

Luckily, now we are sitting in our house in Tennessee reading the book I wrote about the journey we traveled over the past three years. Crazy shit!

I thought I would share some of the positive comments I received through my journey that kept me going. And they honestly did keep me going! These meant (and still mean) so much to me and these will never be forgotten:

"Your tribe is ready" ~ Sue "If you are doing the best you can under your current circumstances... then kick up your heels and DANCE" ~photo from Lisa B "Be strong, be weak, be sad, be brave. Just let those feelings flow." ~ Gail "Remember, this may be part of your path but it's not the destination" ~ Kathy "I think an Aldo's salad always makes a person smile" ~ Julie

"these precious times will happen over and over. Believe me people will come out of the woodwork to speak with you and touch your heart and mind" ~ Wendy

"Your tribe is here for you" ~ Gina "He will do whatever it takes to keep you into his old age" ~ Elaine "I think you labeled this group The Journey for a reason. It may not have elephants and lions, but it is what you have to do right now" ~ Val "her eyes are so pretty no one will notice if she loses her hair for a short time" ~ Lisa and Romie "true love will bring you through" ~ Shelly B "Lie is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce" ~ Loretto "Those scarves and hats will be the exclamation point to both your inner and outer beauty" ~ Jerica "Love you and love hearing that you are fighting back in typical Ruthie fashion" ~ Steph "Rock on, Sparkly one" ~ Michelle Abounader

And finally, " Be Kind to Yourself" ~ JIM MINIE

These are a small sampling of the thousands of messages I received. How fricking lucky am I ?

Peace and love to all!