Sure, you probably know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And you're probably sick of hearing it, but hear me out here, folks. If you know me personally, you're probably aware that I am one of the people personally touched by breast cancer, my wife having been diagnosed in 2002.
This morning, my wife, Nancy Mackey, became one of the statistics.
A few weeks ago, Nancy was feeling just fine, not really too bad. But things just started happening. Mobility problems ensued, and we had initially suspected the bulging discs in her back.
Early on the morning of September 19, Nancy fell on her way from the living room to the kitchen. Our local police EMS whisked her away to the ER, and following more tests, the sad news came back: bone cancer, most prevalent in the lower back, and spreading elsewhere.
Nancy died at 9:40 this morning, surrounded by family. Her suffering was blissfully brief, and her passage into the next world was as peaceful as anyone would hope for.
We will link to Nancy's obituary, beautifully written by her cousin Catherine, when it's published.
The best way to honor the legacy of Nancy Mackey is to make a donation to The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. If you don't feel like doing it online, the snail mail address is P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309.
And if you want to donate in another way, I suggest you go to lulu.com and purchase copies of Nancy's books, "Melissa's Journey" and "Melissa's Journey: Year Two", the chronicles of Nancy's adaptation of the New Jersey Core Curriculum to serve the needs of a developmentally disabled homeschool student. All of the proceeds from this book in October 2005 will go to the Komen Foundation.
Thank you all.
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