Sat, 9 Dec 2006
My Dear Friends,
First of all, let me go back to that conversation with the other Boy Scout mom that I promised to mention.
I am one of four moms in the troop that are fighting breast cancer. One is my friend, as we taught catechism together but I never met the other two. The troop leader's wife is also a survivor. She introduced me to one of the other moms (assistant leader's wife) earlier in the school year and we had a nice conversation. The mom is a bit worse off than me.
We recently heard that one of the moms passed away. I knew it wasn't my friend but wasn't sure if it was the asst leader's wife or the 4th mom I'd never met.
Since I am a badge counselor for the Personal Management badge (it deals with managing your money and investing), a mom called me to set up an appointment for her son to work on the badge. We set a time, then I told her I am fighting cancer and will be wearing a headscarf.
"You may want to mention that to your son," I suggested.
"That's OK. He's used to it. I'm have cancer too," she said.
"Did we meet on the ramp outside the gym earlier this year?" I asked.
"Yes!" she said.
"Oh good!" I said. "When I heard about that mom who died, I wondered."
"Me too," she said. "I thought it was you."
"And I thought it was YOU!"
We laughed about it.
"Well, OK then" I said. "We're both still alive!"
Her husband and I spoke at length the night their son began working on his badge. (BSA rules say that two adults must be present.) They are asking God all the same questions as Mark and me. I told him we probably won't know the answers on this Earth but we can ask Him later.
Gotta go now. The boys are swordfighting with my curtain rods!
Love,
Jeanette
First of all, let me go back to that conversation with the other Boy Scout mom that I promised to mention.
I am one of four moms in the troop that are fighting breast cancer. One is my friend, as we taught catechism together but I never met the other two. The troop leader's wife is also a survivor. She introduced me to one of the other moms (assistant leader's wife) earlier in the school year and we had a nice conversation. The mom is a bit worse off than me.
We recently heard that one of the moms passed away. I knew it wasn't my friend but wasn't sure if it was the asst leader's wife or the 4th mom I'd never met.
Since I am a badge counselor for the Personal Management badge (it deals with managing your money and investing), a mom called me to set up an appointment for her son to work on the badge. We set a time, then I told her I am fighting cancer and will be wearing a headscarf.
"You may want to mention that to your son," I suggested.
"That's OK. He's used to it. I'm have cancer too," she said.
"Did we meet on the ramp outside the gym earlier this year?" I asked.
"Yes!" she said.
"Oh good!" I said. "When I heard about that mom who died, I wondered."
"Me too," she said. "I thought it was you."
"And I thought it was YOU!"
We laughed about it.
"Well, OK then" I said. "We're both still alive!"
Her husband and I spoke at length the night their son began working on his badge. (BSA rules say that two adults must be present.) They are asking God all the same questions as Mark and me. I told him we probably won't know the answers on this Earth but we can ask Him later.
Gotta go now. The boys are swordfighting with my curtain rods!
Love,
Jeanette
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