My Story Of Hope!!!

Last August I was chosen to be a Hero Of Hope Speaker for the American Cancer Society. Out of 7 states 20 people for the Mid-South Division was chosen to carry such a high honor.
I can truly say that I have been all over the State of Alabama sharing my families story. I have been asked by many people do you have your story somewhere on the website? Not yet but I am working on getting that uploaded in the near future.
This past week-end I was asked to speak at Louisiana Relay For Life Event. Donald and I also celebrated our 28Th Wedding Anniversary. What a great get-away for the week-end. Our Anniversary was also the day we buried our 22 year old. I now look at my anniversary with two things in mind God gave me an AWESOME husband and a out of this world Son.
This is what happened on Saturday when we got to the Relay. There were 3 cancer research doctors there, they all 3 were given a grant by the ACS to continue their studies. Here is the best part, and only God could provide this. One of the doctors Hamid A. Boulares, Phd is doing a study on my disease. He was so overwhelmed with my families story. He said in the next year there will be a huge breakthrough with a drug that will hopefully kill any polyps that grow. He even said he wants me to come and take a tour in the lab to show me what they are doing with this new drug. I will even be able to see how these polyps grow (I want share that with you, just use your imagination, four little legs is how it gets around)...
Please remember we must fight for a cure for all cancers. No one should have to suffer from this terrible disease.
My Journey has taken me through doors that I never dreamed I would even open. Why Me? I don't have an answer I just know that God has never left me, He has walked the lowest valley's with me and when I am on the Mountain He is there. No matter where life leads if only we follow HIM our lives will be better.
Pray for me as another door has opened and I am waiting on the Lord to give me the direction I need to go.
All Is Good With Jesus,
Pennie

God Knows Best

Dear Friends I ask that you lift our family up in prayer. On Sunday my uncle David Graham passed away, he lived in Tennessee. He is loved greatly and will be missed so much. David was a true man of God and lived 81 full years of life. He loved his family and was always a great provider.
The viewing will be Tuesday night, and the funeral will be Wednesday at 11:00 am. I ask that you not only pray for our safety but for the comfort that each family member will need.
Donald, Ray and I need your prayers so much right now tomorrow Tuesday May 18 at 6:30am our Daniel went home to Heaven. This is his 2ND BIRTHDAY to live in perfect peace, but our hearts are so broken and we miss our little doodle bug. One Day We will be together again in Paradise.
Thanks,
Pennie

Mother's Day 2010

How do parent's deal with Mother & Father's Day?
I never dreamed that at the age of 45 I would be putting flowers on my sons grave. How can this be?
For Donald and I we hold on to each other and remember the times we had 22 wonderful years with Daniel. I remember all the sweet things Daniel would come up to show how much he loved us. He and Ray would give me flowers that they picked from my flower gardens. I didn't care because they wanted to give me something special and that is the best gift you could ever get.
Dinner around our family table would be the best. I can still hear the dishes of food being passed around.
Now we just fire up the grill and try to make it through the day.
Losing a brother is hard, very hard for the close brother relationship. Ray has suffered a great loss that will never be filled again.
We are just one of many, many families who are hurting. There is HOPE and FAITH that one day we will always be together never again to depart. Only God can give to us what we need each moment of the day to hold on to the next minute.
Daniel I know you are running with the Angels and that God has given you a new body. No cancer cannot hold him back anymore...
We LOVE You,
Mom, Dad, Ray