Well my gran was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago and it was quite a shock to us as she is the glue to our family-the mender of every dispute-the listener and caregiver etc.etc...When the doctors had told us that she was in need of an operation, we all pitched in as a family to make sure that my gran had the best doctor in Cape Town operating on her...her mastectomy was successful and we were all very happy :)
To be honest I thought that would be the end of her journey with cancer...after all she took medication to prevent something like this from happening again...
A few weeks or months back we discovered that yet again she had cancer and this time it went down worse for all of us...I remember I was in the car on my way to Jo'burg when we got the call from my aunt saying that her cancer had returned. As we rode I sat reminiscing on times spent with her but what I mostly recall are all the times I have spent with her hearing stories of her past and the times when we sat praying together or sat talking about God. My grandmother has had such an impact on my Christian life and I really am so grateful for all the guidance she has given me.
My gran and I spent a bit of time together in the holidays and it was really great just to be able to talk to her about what had been going on around her. I am so glad that she has come to terms with cancer and that she has used it to become stronger and influence and impact other people's lives...
My gran is an amazing individual who has such an unique life story...
all I can say is that I am glad that she is proud of the Christian woman I have become and I love her so much :) Thanks gran for who you are:)