Wornoutwoman

When my son was about three - I realized that my life had become central to just being a mom and a wife.  I looked around at my relationships and realized my best friends were my husband, mom, and my sister. Don't get me wrong! Those are great best friends to have. They're all wonderful caring people who want the best for me. But ... sometimes a girl just needs a BFF who has no family ties. It was then that I looked at my life and realized what a vast hole was within as I had no friend to call and just 'talk' or bond with.  I had plenty of casual friends, acquaintances, and really close long-distance friends, yet there was no one at the same stage in life that I could bond with. I soon prayed and asked God to send me someone that was in the same boat as me - someone who needed a loyal friend and that would 'fit'.  That very next day, I sat next to a blue-eyed, blond, friendly face at my son's soccer game.  Although I knew who Susan w...

In life, there are people that God brings into your life, who change you forever.  My best friend, Susan, is one of those people. Our sons are the same age. Our husbands are very much alike. Our personalities and sense of humor align almost 99% of the time. She is someone that I couldn't imagine not having in my life. In September, she was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of Leiomyosarcoma , which typically doesn't respond to radiation or chemo. Doctors didn't give her a good prognosis, as she was stage 4 and it is a very rare and aggressive kind of cancer.  However, from day 1 she told all, who would listen, "My God is my healer.  And I'm in His hands." Throughout her journey, she's touched so many lives in being transparent with her journey.  Her cancer journal is here on FaceBook. And I'm happy to say that true to form, she has been seeing miraculous results through her treatments.  Her tumors, from the first CT scans, ...