Yesterday my freind Mary Pat lost the battle.
Started out in 2003 cancer on tongue, during her surgery they had to remove a large amount of the flap, so she never was able to eat, keeping the food tube in since the surgery. Cancer came back in her lungs about 6 months ago, she had tumors removed and more chemo and radiation, her goal was to try to live till this Sat for her daughters wedding, but took a turn for the worse last week, they had the wedding in her bed room, so she was there for that. Mary was there for me in 2005 when I received the good word of cancer of the tongue, we lived 4 miles apart from one another, so have spent many hours talking to one another. We also had the same doctors and had gone to appointment together at times.
Her husband Dick was by her side from day one,till the end. I will miss my freind, but I will always remember her positive outlook, and the way she dealt with death. She was truly a remarkable person.