Everyone knows or once knew someone who endured the battle against breast cancer. October is the month of recognition for people who have loved ones fighting breast cancer.
Everyone has a story of family members who have fought and beat the test or who God thought had fought enough.
Breast cancer has caused many rifts in peoples lives. Kalisha Parks was asked to tell how breast cancer made a difference in her life.
She said, “Growing up as a child learning and knowing that my biological mom had breast cancer and died from it is hard. One would think that every child should have both their father and mother. I feel as something is missing from me, basically another image. I just wish that she was here to see her young beautiful daughter grow up and enjoy life.”
Breast cancer many times can be beaten which can bring hope to many. Aleta Brown tells of this experience.
Brown said “I was raised my whole life by my grandmothers. The grandma I currently live with was diagnosed with cancer two times in her life. The first time she was diagnosed was when I was young, and I would not have understood what it meant. The second time was different. It was recent and I knew what could happen to my grandma. I felt very sad because she was the one who was taking care of me. I would be lost without her, but like a true fighter she survived. I hope and pray she can live her life cancer free.”
Breast Cancer Awareness Month should not be a time of mourning, but a time to be thankful for those who survived and to fight to help find a cure.