Sometimes we forget the quiet courage that goes on around
us. Last summer I met my neighbour Denise who told me she’d just found out that
she had breast cancer and was due to have a mastectomy. Our neighbour Claire had also found out she had
breast cancer, so they’d agreed to support each other.
Over the next few months I watched these two powerful women
go through their treatments. Denise had to have a full mastectomy and chemo;
Claire got off ‘lightly’ with a lumpectomy and radiotherapy.
They always seemed to be smiling and never appeared to lose
faith or courage or succumb to bitterness. Denise was never seen without her makeup, even
when she had no lashes for mascara and she kept on wearing the bright and
cheerful colours of her Season.
This October I bought her the House of Colour ‘Think Pink’
nail varnish. It will look fabulous with her colouring and it also helps
support Breast Cancer Care. Both my
neighbours are ‘clear’ now, which we all celebrate. I
liked and respected these women before, but now I am awed by them. Their
graciousness, generosity and beauty have been an inspiration to us all!
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