stories.

Life never ceases to amaze me. . . I was driving through a small town the other day, watching a woman carrying boxes out of her house and children playing down the street and cars passing by in the other lane. . .

and it took my breath away. There were probably five-hundred people living in that little town. Which means:

Five-hundred different lives. Young, Old, Happy, Sad, Sick, Healthy, Leaving, Coming, Hopeless, Healed. . . all encompassed in that sweet small town. Five-hundred different stories.

Some people hide their stories; they duck behind busyness, crazy lives, half-hearted smiles and merely exist. Others share their stories willingly...

and it is because of one person's story that I have been changed...

encouraged. blessed. MOVED to make a difference.

cancer. cancer. cancer. cancer. There is no way to sugar-coat or simplify it. I don't have cancer- but I know a lot of people who do. . . TOO many! Even ONE person is too many for me-

Thanks to my dear friend Teresa and her "Little Handbook of Cancer Etiquette" I am equipped to face it and fight- to stand by my friends and family instead of cower in fear. I am ready to do what I can to be a part of the BIGGER battle.

Everybody has a story- and EVERYONE'S story is worth sharing! Start with Teresa's and be moved!

(email TERESA (soulart02@hotmail.com) to purchase her book-