Tonight I attended the cancer walk in honor of my beautiful mom. She has been cancer free for almost four years so these walks are a big deal to us, just like the countless other families there and at walks just like it all over the country. I always cry at these walks, emotional with the realization that I could be one of the not so lucky people there to celebrate the life of a loved one 'in memory of' them rather than 'in honor of' them.
Tonight as I watched my mom walk with all of the other survivors, holding hands with a fellow survivor, all of their faces lit up with the victory they are all so proud of, I cried. I hugged her after she'd walked the entire circle as a survivor and I cried. She chuckled in my ear and said, "It's ok baby". I know, I told her, but the thing is that it could just as easy not be ok. She just doesn't get it. I can never ever express how glad I am it's ok.
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