Jill Harrigan-Worden, 47, lives near Lake Ann. Married and the mother of three, she is having her second go-round with breast cancer after undergoing treatment three years ago. She writes an occasional column in the Well-Being section about her experiences as a survivor, and dealing with cancer.
Surviving & Thriving: Daughter gives strength
My jaw must have been hanging on the floor all those years ago as I looked at the nurse and said, "Could you repeat that?" "Your blood tests came back positive," she responded. "You're pregnant. Isn't that what you came in for? A blood test to see if you were pregnant?" It was the exact opposite.....more>>
She lay in my hands, my daughter's parakeet. She was dying and I didn't want her to die alone so I held her in my hands and took her outside to the trees and sunshine. I looked at her, helplessly wishing I could ease her transition into whatever was beyond this place, looking for a clue or sign of something showing me what is beyond death.