My Partner's beastly cancer had reared its head again during a savagely hot summer. For nine weeks, Monday through Friday, she endured radiation daily, along with four 3-day infusions of chemotherapy. By the end of summer, she was so exhausted yet so grateful for encouraging news from our care team & beautifully bald.
She chose the perfect wig to match her radiant personality...Mindy. She named it Mindy. I asked if it would be okay to have a small, informal gathering of friends up to the house for dinner when she was ready.
What I neglected to mention was that they were all going to be wearing wigs, many from their own journeys through fire
. They streamed in: "Jasmine," "Bambi," "Crystal," "Chantal," ...on and on.. tears, hugs, laughter, love.
We sat down to dinner and I toasted our company, and then I toasted my Partner. I've no recollection of those words, but I do remember witnessing her great joy and a glow in her tired eyes. I knew that the evening with friends and my words had touched her soul, as her expression had touched mine, and the give-and-take of the spoken and unspoken compliments had just occurred.
She chose the perfect wig to match her radiant personality...Mindy. She named it Mindy. I asked if it would be okay to have a small, informal gathering of friends up to the house for dinner when she was ready.
What I neglected to mention was that they were all going to be wearing wigs, many from their own journeys through fire
. They streamed in: "Jasmine," "Bambi," "Crystal," "Chantal," ...on and on.. tears, hugs, laughter, love.We sat down to dinner and I toasted our company, and then I toasted my Partner. I've no recollection of those words, but I do remember witnessing her great joy and a glow in her tired eyes. I knew that the evening with friends and my words had touched her soul, as her expression had touched mine, and the give-and-take of the spoken and unspoken compliments had just occurred.
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- Posted by Dragonflysoul
- Mar 6, 2015
- Comments (6)
Readers Comments
cuatvega wrote: Thank you for sharing, peace and blessings.
sandyremillar wrote: May my angels accompany you both, giving out healing where required and according to the divine plan. Glad you were so loving! A very moving story. Thank you for sharing.
BlissForgive wrote: Happy weekend. You are awesome can achieve anything you want.
BlissForgive wrote: Happy weekend. You are awesome can achieve anything you want.
Mish wrote: What a beautiful share! Many blessings.
Dragonflysoul wrote: thank you..it was a good & beautiful stretch of time..
