I found out this morning that a friend of mine, a woman who used to help me run a moms group in the city, is preparing her own funeral. She was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago and fought so hard to beat it. Unfortunately, the cancer has spread to her brain and the hope is gone. It is so heartbreaking. She is a young woman, just a couple years older than myself, with 2 young children around my son's age. She is such a wonderful person; she has raised a tremendous amount of money for breast cancer research and even started a non-profit organization in Ottawa called The Breast Dress Project where brides donate their gowns for resale/donation to research. She throws a huge gala every year called "Something White for Something Right" where everyone wears their wedding gowns or a white dress and of course, all profit goes to research. She is truly an inspiration and it breaks my heart to see her suffer. In December she asked friends to write little notes/letters about her to add to her memoirs for her children. This month she can't even read them because her sight is fading due to the cancer.
Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers.