In Memory of Linda

I found out today that my dear friend, Linda, passed away on Sunday. She was fighting a 10+ year battle with a recurrence of breast cancer that also turned into lung cancer and lesions on her brain. She has been undergoing chemo for those 10 years, along with radiation and several laser treatments to her brain (wearing an apparatus that I believe weighed more than her!). She fought this beast very courageously but unfortunately, her little body gave up.

Linda was the kind of person that had a faith as big as a mountain. When I would have dinner with her (rare because of the cancer), I would think "I'm going to cheer her up!"...but would walk away being filled with awe and inspiration from her. You tended to forget that she was the 'sick' one because she always made you feel so much better! Amazing.

A week from Friday I will participate in the Relay for Life in Delano, MN. Along with several family members we have formed a team called "We Are Family" and we have been raising money for several months and will "Walk as one" that night in honor of several family members or friends who are cancer survivors or are currently battling cancer. I will also walk in memory of Linda, knowing that she showed me what real courage is all about!

Please say a special prayer for Linda's family and keep them in your thoughts on Thursday, the day of her service. Thanks!