A glass half full...

I wanted to share a wonderful blog by an incredibly inspiring person, Heather Von St. James.<br /><br />Heather emailed me a little bit about her amazing story, and I wanted to share it with all of you.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjBO9RfxvnrdWL7Gy6EReTvmKGJ-fMX-Ffy5F-P6PNoqROMLq5d52S_O9IMHuehyphenhyphenQ9zjNT8sL_zHss6xnTcoj_xO-3VXMo2gsRi95-9ZovjHnnxARFwdxJ54j7rCVpdhi3BT0fLqDe0k/s1600/heather-thanksgiving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjBO9RfxvnrdWL7Gy6EReTvmKGJ-fMX-Ffy5F-P6PNoqROMLq5d52S_O9IMHuehyphenhyphenQ9zjNT8sL_zHss6xnTcoj_xO-3VXMo2gsRi95-9ZovjHnnxARFwdxJ54j7rCVpdhi3BT0fLqDe0k/s400/heather-thanksgiving.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Heather was diagnosed with Mesothelioma; a type of cancer that kills 90-95% of those who have it when her beautiful daughter Lily was just 31/2 months old. Very risky surgery involved removing one of her lungs, but not only did she survive, she is stronger than ever.<br /><br /><br />"...So many people assume that having one lung would make life difficult, or would mean I was not as capable of doing so called “normal” things that other people do. But instead of seeing myself with “just one lung” or the glass half empty, I prefer to look at the other side, or as they say, glass half full. I only had cancer in one lung and nowhere else, so in taking the one lung, I’m going to live a lot longer. I think that is pretty awesome!"<br /><br /><br />Six years later she is still here and cancer free! "I'd like to turn my pain into purpose and become someone that other parents can look to for guidance," she wrote.<br /><br />Please go by <a href="http://www.mesothelioma.com/blog/authors/heather/">Heather's blog</a> and visit her <a href="http://www.mesothelioma.com/blog/authors/heather/">HERE</a>. You will be so inspired to make a difference in someone's life, but also to not take anything in your own life for granted.<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We tend to get caught up in paint colors, and moving things around, or what color granite someone has when in actuality, none of that really matters at all in life. Making the most of what we do have then sharing that with others is so much more important. Heather is a survivor, and she has taken what she was dealt and has turned it into something positive for anyone who comes into contact with her.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I am so thankful she shared her story with me, and I know you will be blessed by reading it. </div><div><br /></div><br /><br />I'm going to link Heather's story up to <a href="http://bloggerspirit.blogspot.com/">Spiritual Sundays</a> so please go by there.<br /><br />Anita

A glass half full...

I wanted to share a wonderful blog by an incredibly inspiring person, Heather Von St. James. Heather emailed me a little bit about her amazi...

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