Holding on to Hope in a Must!

February 16, 2013

As I've posted recently, I've had a hard time with my dad's death. I've had a hard time accepting the fact  that the illness of Mesothelioma could be so cruel and take a life so fast.

Seeing this picture on my computer desktop today made me feel sad.  I reflected back to the task of searching for a special saying to share because cancer or not, DAD was going to fight!  He had made that decision.  He felt hope!  I felt hope too and I felt relief.  We could beat this, I could just feel it!  I knew it would be tough and we'd all have to help as we could but we could do it. I was wrong, so seeing this sentiment for the first time in a while, really made me question the word, "hope".

But within minutes of feeling that, I thought of others who were in need of a little hope.  A dear friend has a very sick sister, but her situation is looking up a bit! (Yay!)  I instantly jumped online and posted this to my friend's Facebook page.

Maybe I can't have hope for Dad's illness anymore, but I can use it for many other things and for many other people.  And that's what I'm going to choose to do as I slowly move forward in life.