Today is the one-month anniversary for something in my life... and I wanted to share it with you all... Back in October, I was nominated to be a candidate for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Woman of the Year to raise money and awareness about blood cancers. ?As my dear friend Evelyn Erives put it, I wasn't directly connected to blood cancers, but I was directly effected by them because it touches my heart.? I heard stories and saw people affected by blood cancers and I wanted to help in any way that I could. So when the nomination came, there was no way I could turn it down.? Some may consider this to be a coincidence or some weird twist of fate, but I have always been a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, I don't know how many of you know this, but four weeks ago today, I lost someone extremely close to me to Lymphoma Cancer. Her name was Lala and she was my baby, my child, and my world for the past 8 years. She was my everything. She was loyal and loved me unconditionally. Not a day goes by that I don't miss her or think about her. Life is so different without her and I wish so very much that she was still here with me, wagging her tale and licking me to death the way that she always did. Even though she wasn't human, she and I had this way of communication like no other; she would stare into my eyes, speaking to me the way that only she and I could understand. When I was sad or cried, she always knew, and always came to comfort me, she would make me laugh and make my heart smile. I never felt lonely because I always knew that with one pat to my leg or blow of a kiss she would be running over with not just her tale wagging, but her whole butt. Lol, I even laugh now thinking about it. Until I was told what Lala was diagnosed with from the vet, I didn't even know that dogs could get cancer... period. The only gave her a month or two to live. I am so glad that I got to share over 6 months with her after her diagnosis. Even the last month when she started to lose weight rapidly and slowly started to lose that pep in her step she never for a moment whimpered in pain or snipped at anyone out of frustration, she was still always there for me, as if she was putting herself to the side to stay strong for me. One weekend her illness took a turn for the worse and I knew it was time for me to let her go. It was one of the hardest things I had to do, but I had no choice, I had to put myself to the side and be strong for her, just as she had done for me all those years before. With tears in my eyes and pain in my heart I said good-bye to my best friend in the whole entire world. She taught me so many things and helped me through some of the toughest moments in my life. Losing her was one of the hardest things I've had to deal with, I still deal with it daily, and I have had to face some pretty hard things in life. But in losing her, it opened my eyes so very much. It made me think, if losing a pet who was considered part of my family to a blood cancer hurt this much I couldn't even imagine the feeling of losing an actual family member to a blood cancer, the pain must be 50 times worse if not more. But people go through this daily, hourly... every four minutes someone new in the US is diagnosed with a blood cancer, every FOUR minutes! And every ten minutes someone in the US loses their battle to a blood cancer... every TEN minutes. I saw Lala go through things during her treatment that I could never imagine a parent having to see their own child go through. You see even in her passing Lala taught me something, and helped me pull through because she helped me realize nothing that I could ever suffer from or complain about could ever be worse than what many others suffer from daily. This is why we must raise money by donating and encouraging others to donate, this is why we must raise awareness about these blood cancers, so that no child, no adult, no pet, should ever have to battle cancer. I hope after reading this, you have a bit more insight as to why I am raising money for this foundation, where part of my motivation comes from and where my heart is.? I hope you will join me in raising money and awareness. I'm hoping that you will make a donation today; no amount is too small because every penny counts. If you donate just $10 dollars today and share this story with 10 others and they all donate the same amount, that is $100 dollars donated. Everyone just by lending a helping hand, maybe you won't go out to eat for lunch today, but instead pack a lunch from home, so that you can make a difference by donating today.I thank you all for your time and for your continued support. Please know that whatever you can donate is greatly appreciated and it goes directly to the foundation. Your tax-deductible contribution can help us get one step closer to reaching our goal of ?$50,000 and naming a LLS research funded grant after Lala. Be a "LaLa Supporter" be a "Leader & Loving Supporter" and donated today by going to www.LLSupporter.com
To find out more information on cancer in animals you can watch this video -->?Cancer in Dogs & Humans Connected?or you can visit this site?http://caninecancerawareness.org/
Source: http://feliciaalcaraz.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-personal-leukemia-lymphoma-society.html
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