Friday, October 24, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Cancer & Grad School
October 1st was the best day of my life. On that day I found out I was accepted into grad school! The next day October 2nd was the worst day of my life. On that day I found out that my sister Candice has breast cancer. She started chemo today and will continue the treatments for five months. I'm learning that my life must go on, and in three months I will be starting grad school at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. My major is marriage and family therapy. My goal is to become a play therapist. So as I am preparing to move and attend grad school, my sister is fighting cancer. My focus the next three years will be grad school, while her focus will be healing her body. That's my reality. It's a stark difference to be celebrating the news of being accepted into grad school, while doing my best in supporting my sister during her fight. One day I am on cloud nine, as I give my exciting news to family and friends, and the next I feel as though my life has been shattered and all I can think about is not wanting to lose my sister. On that day my priorities changed. Things that seemed to matter to me weren't so important anymore. Things that bothered me then are now no big deal. I'm even grateful for the small annoyances in my life. I grieve along side my sister from the loss of her hair to not being able to spend as much time with her sweet children. The hardest part of this journey is not being able to be with her, as I am living in Idaho and she is in Arizona. I can't watch movies with her, or comfort her while she cries or sit with her during her chemo treatments. But I know that maybe loving and supporting her is enough. When I found about about her cancer, this seemed like a nightmare to me. However now with more time, I can see the blessings and miracles that are surrounding our family.
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