It’s a funny thing how growing up one never realizes the treasure they have in a sibling. We fight, get angry and often wish we did not know the person we were birthed to close in age but then age happens and the treasure unfolds.
During the time of my battle of cancer, no one supported me more than my sister. Oh don’t get me wrong. My husband stood by my side through it all and my children were such a tremendous blessing to me. My mom and dad comforted me and my mother in law tried her best to encourage me though she lives on the other side of the country. My sister however was a constant source of encouragement day and night. Any time I needed her, she answered the phone to encourage me and pray with me. She attended many chemo treatments with me and that was a huge blessing to my husband who needed to continue working. Treatments and followup blood work is a lot of driving to MDA! It is amazing to me how God truly took care of all my needs during that time. MDA will tell you that the patients they have who are the most successful against cancer are those with a fantastic support system of family. This was definitely true with me. Tomorrow is my sister’s birthday. I am grateful for her presence in my life and grateful to God for blessing me with her as my sister.