0404 -- Entry I: The Sad. V.2
Again, I feel the need to update with both happy and sad news to report and thusly, will separate the two into two entries.
My friend Marie died last week. I met her through my dad, who was very close with her and her husband, Kevin. I had gotten to hang out with her and Kevin a bit since we met, both at parties and out and about. When I started having my hormonal problems, my step-mom told me a friend of hers had been diagnosed cancer but didn't tell me which one. I would learn at a later date that Marie was the friend affected. Kevin took her all over the country and world to get treatment. He held many benefits to help pay for her procedures. I went to one of the last ones they had for her. They also started a Facebook page to keep us updated on her health. That's when I learned she had triple negative metastatic breast cancer, and later, she had a breast removed all together.
Things started to take a turn for the worse a few months ago when she wasn't responding to the therapy. Recently, however, she got a cold/flu that her degraded immune system couldn't fully recover from and ultimately contributed to her death. I received word from my dad that she passed away January 13. My step-mom and our friend Bobbi were the attending nurses.
Marie wasn't even 40 years old. Still so young. She never gave up, only her body did. I know that she left her mark on this world, even though her stay was short.
My friend Marie died last week. I met her through my dad, who was very close with her and her husband, Kevin. I had gotten to hang out with her and Kevin a bit since we met, both at parties and out and about. When I started having my hormonal problems, my step-mom told me a friend of hers had been diagnosed cancer but didn't tell me which one. I would learn at a later date that Marie was the friend affected. Kevin took her all over the country and world to get treatment. He held many benefits to help pay for her procedures. I went to one of the last ones they had for her. They also started a Facebook page to keep us updated on her health. That's when I learned she had triple negative metastatic breast cancer, and later, she had a breast removed all together.
Things started to take a turn for the worse a few months ago when she wasn't responding to the therapy. Recently, however, she got a cold/flu that her degraded immune system couldn't fully recover from and ultimately contributed to her death. I received word from my dad that she passed away January 13. My step-mom and our friend Bobbi were the attending nurses.
Marie wasn't even 40 years old. Still so young. She never gave up, only her body did. I know that she left her mark on this world, even though her stay was short.