On January 22, 2008, I wrote my first weekly blog. After several months of “encouragement” from my husband, Kirk, I sat down to write about what I was thinking after a second diagnosis of breast cancer Never in my wildest imagination did I think that I would write each week for 3 full years and that I would have made such wonderful new friends here with whom I have so much in common. Nor did I think that my site would.
Never in my wildest imagination did I think that I would write each week for 3 full years and that I would have made such wonderful new friends here with whom I have so much in common.become my platform for two special causes with which I had vividly come to know – cancer and domestic abuse.
On January 22, 2009, I wrote about a most wonderful group of young men who were high school, male, lacrosse players. I was working with them in their new community service program wherein they were raising funds for breast cancer testing by walking 5,200 miles – the equivalent of a round trip from Los Angeles to New York City and back. Imagine a group of teenage male athletes raising funds to help pay for breast cancer testing for those who could not afford it.
On January 22, 2010, I walked out of my cosmetic surgeon’s office for the final time (other than regularly scheduled annual visits) following the reconstruction surgeries that I had undergone following my two rounds of breast cancer surgeries. In celebration thereof, Kirk had built a brand-new website for the inauguration of the third year of weekly blogs.
On January 22, 2011, to celebrate the completion of yet another year of weekly blogs, we have created a new feature on the website. As I continue to celebrate every single day of life by enjoying every opportunity to have fun and to share the moments with those around me, we are inaugurating “I’m Going to Let Life Happen Today by…” which is being hosted by my alter ego, Barbie. Barbie will present a new message each week that will let you know how I am going to let life happen today in her own unique style. I hope that you will click on the link and see what she has in the offing for this first week.
Finally, I want to thank each and every person who has ever checked out my website, shared a comment and/or communicated with me over the last three years. You have lifted my spirits, made me laugh, made me cry, caused me to think and inspired me in ways that you will never know. And if I have done any of those same things for you or made a positive difference in any way, please know that I am truly grateful.
And my biggest thank you must go out to Kirk. From day one, he is the one who encouraged me to write, who designed the first website, who designed the second website, who does all of the maintenance on a daily basis and who created Barbie. He is the one who was always at my side to do anything and everything possible as I dealt with the cancer. But, most importantly, he has provided a loving and positive forum for my sharing with anyone who may be interested in knowing that we humans can do anything that we truly want to do and we always have those who are willing to assist us in our endeavors, no matter how hard they may seem to be. That is why I know that love truly does conquer all and he has shared that love with not only me but with all of us.
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Barbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that have touched readers worldwide.