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While getting in line there was a young couple in front of me and I wasn't really paying any attention until I realized that I knew these to people. OMG! I was devastated! There was my cousin Dana who was diagnoised with breast cancer in Sept. and even though I've been keeping in contact with her weekly with the computer it was the 1st time I've saw her since she started her chemo and lost all her hair. Dana is from Jan. to June older then my oldest daughter. She'll be 38 in Jan. When I realized who it was there was smiles and hugs as well as kisses. We were having this love fest right in the check out line. LOL
Once Dana and her husband Scott had checked out and I found myself all alone in that line the tears just came full force! Gosh Almighty I felt like an idiot. Right there in the check out line I'm hugging her and doing everything to be supportive and letting her know how much she truly was loved by all of us and how much we all were behind her.......Then she came back with the strangest reply. OMG! (Because I'm older and from her fathers generation Dana has always called me Aunt) "Aunt Jodi, I've heard about your weight loss but this is the first time I've saw you. Everybody has been making me chocolate chip cookies, pies, cakes and I'm gaining weight so how about me dropping off some of my fat food to you?" I felt so loved and so cared for with those words from her. I didn't have the heart to tell her that her generous gift would probable give me the shits for a week followed by severe pain. Just to bring a smile to her face I truly think I would have ate every damn chocolate chip cookie she would have brought to me.LOL
I've decided that on thursday/Thanksgiving Day my prayer is going to be based on truly being grateful for all the blessings of my life. I'm not 100% infact I'm a long ways from it but Dana made me realize that there is always someone fighting their own battles and trying very much to achieve remission.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!!!!!!!! Be truly grateful for all your blessings and for one day remember you are not alone in this common fight we are all facing and that others are battling other medical issues and don't forget about them.
Love and God Bless:
Jodi
..So dont feel bad bout yourself even though someone else is worse off than you...it aint a selfish crime..We all need to get a good moan once and a while...