MY SISTER

RECENTLY MY SISTER TAMMY WAS DIGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. A FEW MONTHS AGO SHE HAD SURGERY TO REMOVE A TUMOR .JUST RECENTLY SHE STARTED CHEMO.
I HAD THE CHANCE TO GO VISIT HER AND SPEND 10 DAYS WITH HER,SHORTLY AFTER HER SURGERY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 8 YRS THAT WE SPENT TIME TOGETHER! SO OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS VERY SPECIAL. ALTHOUGH LEAVING WAS DIFFICULT;(SHE'S IN PA. I'M IN WI).
I CAN HONESTLY SAY HER AND I HAVENT ALWAYS BEEN THAT CLOSE. NOW THAT'S SHE'S BEEN DIAGNOSED,HER AND I HAVE GOTTEN SO MUCH CLOSER! WHICH I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I TELL HER ALL THE TIME HOW SHE'S MY HERO. AND SHE TELLS ME I'M HER LIL' BRAT (I'M THE BABY OF THE FAMILY).
HER AND I KEEP IN TOUCH MORE OFTEN AND SHE SENDS ME PICS.I CANT BELIEVE HOW DIFERENT SHE LOOKS SINCE STARTING CHEMO.BUT SHE'LL ALWAYS BE BEAUTIFUL TO ME NO MATTER WHAT.
TAMMY, MY SIS - AS THE SONG SAYS; "YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME"! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

IRIS PUTNAM
SUPERIOR, WI