Lauren Spencer
We usually don’t keep secrets because our entire family is really close and about 5 years ago my grandma, Rose, kept a serious secret from the family. For some reason grandma felt that this time, we shouldn’t know.
Grandma and Grandpa live in Las Vegas which is hours away from half of the family. When she wasn’t feeling too well Grandpa would always take her to the doctor’s office but never questioned the reason why?
One day my mom calls her and tells her great news about how we received third row seats for my cousins and me to see B2K in concert. And the concert was in Las Vegas.
My mom is telling her how excited we were about flying out there and seeing her and Grandpa and spending time with them. That’s when my grandma revealed to her what she had been hiding for months; Grandma had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
This month is Breast Cancer Awareness month. People from all over the nation raise money and awareness for the illness. It is important to have at least one month dedicated to spreading the word of how serious and how much people are affected by this form of cancer.
Being someone who had a close relative diagnosed with breast cancer, makes me want to help raise awareness also. When I finally realized that my grandma, the only one that is still living, was diagnosed with a fatal illness, crushed me.
To remember her having this thick long beautiful black hair to being completely bald because of chemotherapy was tough for me to handle. I couldn’t have even fathomed how she felt. But no matter what we supported her, all while keeping a smile on her face.
Breast Cancer Awareness month has been around for the past two decades. No one wants their family members to pass away from any cancerous diseases, but it is always better to prepare yourself by gaining the knowledge thanks to fundraisers and other events dedicated to breast cancer awareness. People are dying everyday over illnesses they have no control over or even expected to happen to them.
Raising money and donating money are always wonderful deeds to live out. Contributing to help your fellow person is a true Samaritan.
An estimated 41, 000 women lose their battles with breast cancer every year. Many also are survivors and hope that the cancer never returns. Grandma is a survivor of breast cancer and has been for some years now.
I just hope that soon there will be absolute, 100 percent cures, for breast cancer, or any other incurable diseases.
Life is short and you never know what may come your way. Many diseases are unexpected and can be deadly, but all you can do is pay attention to your health, get monthly check ups and live your life to the fullest.