My first experience with someone who had cancer was with my grandmothers twin sister, my aunt Sallie. When I was in my early teens she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and decided not to do anything about it until it was to late. I watched her slowly die from it. A few months after her death my Grandmother, the woman who practically made me the person I am today and the one person I was truley closest to found out she too had breast cancer. Thankfully she caught hers early enough and had her breast removed. My Grandfather had to work and I was only 14 years old. I took the time off of school and stayed with my grandparents until she recovered.She survived and beat her cancer. Then when I was 22 years old I got news that I never wanted to hear again found out that she had ovarian cancer. I once again packed up my life, husband and son and moved in with my grandparents to help take care of my Grandmother, after a two year battle she lost her fight with ovarian cancer. That is something I will never get over is the loss of my Grandmother. After that I had two scares with my mom. Thankfully she is cancer free now. A couple months ago I find out my Mom in law has breast cancer, I know she will beat it. She is strong and bullheaded and has the will to live. She only has to finish her chemo treatments in December and will be cancer free. I thank God for that. I don't want to lose her too. She don't know it but I am close to her like my own mom.

Christin N.
Spruce Knob, WV