I AM A SURVIVOR--I HAD A WONDERFUL , KIND AND CARING DOCTOR.MY CANCER WAS DISCOVERED THROUGH A SCREENING.WHILE MY CANCER DIAGNOSIS CAME IN THE SAME WEEK AS MY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND BIRTHDAY I SOMEHOW REMEMBERED A FEELING OF HOPE. MY HUSBAND, MY BEST FRIEND WALKED THIS ROAD WITH ME. MY FAITH IN GOD HELPED ME GET THROUGH THIS. I PRAYED, I WENT TO THE RIVER EVERYDAY TO VISUALIZE THE CANCER CELLS FLOWING AWAY DOWN STREAM. IT WAS A PEACEFUL TIME OF THE DAY. WHAT I LEARNED FROM THAT EXPERIENCE WAS THAT I AM A STRONG PERSON,AND THAT I AM ALSO A LUCKY PERSON. I LOOK AT THINGS IN LIFE NOW AND CHERISH THEM A LITTLE MORE SWEETLY THEN BEFORE. YES I LEARNED I AM A SURVIVOR

Maureen Gaites
Thornton, NH