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Love you to the sky and back!

Love you to the sky and back!
Love you to the sky and back!

Participating in Relay For Life is a part of the healing process for me. When someone you love has cancer, you feel completely helpless. Raising awareness, and raising money towards cancer research is something we can all do!!

Our sister Donna started to feel ill in May 2012, around the time that her 6 month old grandson was undergoing open-heart surgery. It started with pains in her side, and then her belly started to get very big. After several tests, they discovered she had cancer. She was sent to the Cancer Center in Oshawa a few weeks later, where she was told she had stage 4 cancer, as it had spread to her liver. The cancer markers pointed toward pancreatic cancer, but to confirm she would need one more test. She never made it to that test. Donna passed away 6 weeks after her diagnosis, and only 17 days after her visit to the Cancer Center. It was fast moving. We never really had a chance to even absorb the fact that she was sick, let alone losing her so quickly! It is truly devastating to all of us. She was only 56, and left behind her husband of 29 years, 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren. We are a very close family, and miss her dearly every day! Cancer research has come so far, but we still have a long way to go. The ultimate goal is to find a cure for all cancers, and we all need to do our part to make this a reality. So this year, I'm walking for my sister Donna. As she always said, "I love you to the sky and back". Miss you sis xoxox And I know I'll see you again!

 

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