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I SURVIVED EYE CANCER. AND SO DID MY TWO DAUGHTERS.

I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RETINABLASTOMA (EYE CANCER) AT 7 MONTHS OLD. THIS CANCER HITS CHILDREN. IT IS CURABLE IF CAUGHT IN TIME. MY OLDER SISTER DID NOT SURVIVE. SHE DIED BEFORE SHE TURNED THREE. I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS AND BOTH WERE DIAGNOSED AT 4 MONTHS. THE FIRST ONE LOST HER EYE AT ONE AND A HALF. SHE IS 13 TODAY. MY SECOND DAUGHTER HAD CHEMO AT 5 MONTHS. SHE IS 11 TODAY. THE DOCTORS TOLD ME MANY YEARS AGO  "YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE CHILDREN.  DON'T HAVE CHILDREN". MY HUSBAND AND I ARE SO VERY THANKFUL TO GOD FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL AND  LOVING GIRLS. LET'S FIGHT BACK.   1/24/08 BETH   


BETHD – January 24, 2008 – 9:35pm
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