The fall of 2009 I was able to witness a phenomenon of a breast cancer survivor of 13+ years to only encounter another form of cancer. Not once did she having anything but a "I'm going to beat this" attitude and strength. She was a wife of noble character. I refer to these characteristics because of her 60 year marriage to a man who belittled her intelligence and demeaned her English heritage. Years prior to cancer she suffered from a nervous breakdown forcing her retirement from teaching English. Throughout those years, many family members would play with her silliness and brush off intellectual conversation with this woman, in hopes they would gain acceptance from her husband. The last 3 months of fighting Stage 4 of cancer she was blessed with the opportunity of one on one time with her daughter, free from ridicule. The healing of emotional skeletons, bonding of shared dreams and the experience of a last dying wish were just the highlights of this phenomenon.
Grandma Marianna Grayston Monsey and my mom, Margie, will forever be my heroes. One year later, Margie is caring for the man that placed that wedge. She does this because of the promise she made to her mom, a woman that upheld God's description in Proverbs 31; a wife of noble character. Marianna, despite the hardships of her generation, was a woman looking for God's acceptance and now has the wings she always dreamed of.
My empathy for your loss and excitement for the heroism is just the beginning of saying "I'm here on the other side of the screen" when a rough day comes. Thank you for your heartfelt question and underlined meaning.
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