Has Melissa's music and message helped you, a friend or loved one get through the difficult battle with cancer? Email us your story. We will be featuring stories throughout the month of October.
My story has a happy ending. September of 2003 was a terrible year. My dad was diagnosed with cancer, my mom passed away and after the funeral, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. This is a very scary time no matter how early you catch it. Mine was in the very earliest stages and I had a lumpectomy and radiation. I have been cancer free for 7 years from diagnosis. I had the best support group ever and every day during my radiation, I received a little gift by a secret support group member. I never saw anyone putting them on my porch but something was there almost every day. A card, some candy, some sort of sign of love and caring from my family and friends. At the end I was given two parties. One out of state with family in Colorado and one instate by family and friends in SC. Nothing could have been a better medicine to lift the spirits of someone whose husband worked far away and couldn’t be there with me.
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