Striding for breast cancer walk

I was in Chicago last weekend. We did he cancer walk they have every year downtown. I remember my eyes welling up with tears. This has become something that I am really passionate about. Anytime I hear the word cancer all my attention goes right to that. I believe that I have something to do in that....

Click here to see Cassie's encounter with Breast Cancer

Silent Warning

It starts with a lump
Then a feeling of doubt
"Did I really just feel that?"
"No it couldn't be, breast cancer? Me? No. That couldn't possibly be what it is"
The month's pass by and the lump is still there.
In fact it feels bigger, and it hurts a little.

Sitting in a cold room
Thoughts pass by
What If?
I have cancer?
The diagnostics comes back,
"I'm sorry to inform you that you've been diagnosed with breast cancer"
What if...
I die?
Warm tears fall to the ground

Cancer:
It has a preference...
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN.
But it will not discriminate.
It doesn't prefer older people over younger people.
It comes with a silent warning...
Go it checked...

Wear Pink

On Wednesday everybody at my school is supposed to wear pink to support the fight against breast cancer. I hope people participate and I hope the boys don't get ignorant and say a real man doesn't wear pink. Of course I'll be wearing pink that day because I vow to fight for every victim and survivor of this horrible disease.

Cool Breast Cancer ribbon tats

If you really knew me...

If you really knew me you'd know that back in October my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.

You'd know that in January she started her first Chemo treatment and that she finished her last Chemo treatment in June.

If you really knew me, you'd know that a week or two later she started radiation and that she finish her radiation treatments a couple weeks ago.

If you really knew me, you'd know that my mother is CANCER FREE is she's walkin, talkin, and preachin!!!

(and yes, I drew that ribbon)

Yay.!

Today was my mom's last Radiation Treatment. She was diagnosed with breat cancer back in October-November-ish. So yeah we've been dealing with that. But, she's fine. She already went through the Chemo and now she's done with the radiation. I never really worried too much about her well-being. I mean, don't get me wrong, I had my moments when I would be like, "OMG what if she dies" but that was only for like a quick second. I guess I just knew that God had her back. And he did. So now, I'm thinking about going to DePaul for PreMed. I'm going to be an Oncologist-a branch of medicine that deals with tumors or, cancer. I wanna see people fight their way outta cancer. And I'll be there to encouage them when they get weak. Being Cancer Free is possible. It's not just a dream.

Mother's Day

When I found out that you were diagnosed with cancer, the first thing I thought was, “Why are you always sick?” “Why can’t she just not have health issues?” Then I began to think, how can I walk past my mother and father’s room and only see my father there. “How will my daddy be?” “How will he survive without his best friend?” “Is he going to be alright?” I didn’t know what to think, or do, so I prayed. I prayed everyday and sometimes multiple times a day. Suddenly my fear went away and I knew that you would be alright. I stopped worrying and every time I told you it would be okay, I meant it. I remember when you told Jelisa about the cancer and she started crying. I remembered as she cried, she said God had already told her it would be okay. Then, we prayed together, and I led the prayer. After I got done praying, I looked up and saw my daddy’s eyes were watering. When I saw that, I knew that he truly cared about you and I hope that one day, I’d find someone who cares the same for me. I think the hardest part of this journey for me was when you lost your hair. I wouldn’t even look at you for a couple of days because I didn’t want that image in my head. I didn’t want to know what my mother looked like without hair on her head. Then I got over it. And now I’m always up under you.

You are, the strongest woman I know. You’ve been through so much pain. Whether it’s physical or mental, you’ve made it through. Even when you were under chemo, people would call you and you would begin to preach. One minute you were drowsy then the next you were wide awake because Jesus was on your mind. Then I really knew that name had power. On Sundays, you prayed for people who probably had know idea of what you were going through. You’ve inspired me to go into the medical field. The proper name is Oncology (awn-ca-luh-gee). Oncology comes from the Greek “onkos” which means bulk, mass, or tumor. And “logy” means the study of. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with tumors or cancer. I felt since I lived with someone who was diagnosed with cancer and was healed from cancer, I could tell people that it is possible to make it through. I could tell them that the road was not over. Their story is not finished but a new chapter has begun. And all you have to do is have faith the size of a mustered seed and activate it. Once they do that, everything is alright.



Happy Mother’s Day!!!

Love LaVonia