Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

A friend of mine had an article published about her in a local monthly.  She has an amazing collection of giraffes, and her house is a delightful museum.  The article also touched on her life, and her five year struggle with stage IV lung cancer.  She has survived changing chemos, various drugs, and all the while traveling and living her life to the hilt.  She only retired a couple of months ago.  She has been an attorney for various cities.  We met when another friend invited her to my monthly study group focusing on the world's religions.  She was a faithful member for ten years, and in the process we all shared a lot of personal ups and downs.  I keep her story in my heart when I think of my own daughter struggling with metastasized cancer.  I know doctors have a lot of tools in their toolbox, more each day, and I'm upbeat about my daughter's future.  My friend is one of the countless ordinary heroes who brave what life gives them and don't give up anything of who they are.  I'm glad someone is highlighting her story, because she is a woman determined to be all that she is, even if she has a diagnosis.