Sunday, April 26, 2009

Hannah Needs Your Support And Prayers



On April 15th, this beautiful 10 year old girl was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Stage IIA (Breast Cancer). Not sure about the rest of you, but just reading that took my breath away. Never before have I heard of someone so young being diagnosed...and I cannot stop thinking about this precious little girl.

Breast Cancer first touched my life when shortly before I became engaged to my husband, his mother's breast cancer came back after several years of remission. My mother-in-law fought this disease with every ounce of her being and she left her mark on every life that she touched. Because of her, I started doing monthly self-exams.

Shortly after she died, a dear friend of my husband was diagnosed with Breast Cancer when she was in her 20s. With her diagnosis, I demanded that my doctor send me for a mammogram.

Now after hearing about Hannah, I am wondering if I also need to start worrying about my girls...

When you have a moment, please stop by an leave some encouragement for Hannah and her family.

I also want to thank Jacki for bringing this story to my attention. You continue to be an inspiration to me.

9 comments:

Polka Dots & Protein Bars said...

Thank you for sharing this. It gave me chills. Praying for Hannah.

Surf Girl said...

What a precious little girl. She will be in my prayers.

Miss Madras said...

Thank you for sharing... I had to read your post twice just to make sure I read it correctly. I will keep her and her family in my prayers.

Jaina said...

I cannot even imagine. Thank you for posting this. They will all be in my prayers.

Maureen said...

Oh my goodness. She is in my prayers.

Cool Gal said...

So sad. She's in my prayers. Thanks for the post.

The Mrs. said...

What?! I have never heard of this. Awful.

Cool Gal said...

Scarlet,
I left you something on my blog.

Run DMT said...

How scary! I pray for a day when we live in a world that would never know this horror.

Thank for you sharing this Hannah's story.