For about two months now, one of my students kept updating me on her health issue. Two weeks ago, she was diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n
You never know how to react or what to say when someone comes up to you and tells you they have cancer. She stayed back after class one day\u00a0and told me she\u2019d be missing the next class for a doctor\u2019s appointment. They had discovered lumps and masses in her breasts\u00a0and were required to do some more tests to assess the condition. \u201cOh\u201d was all I could say. She\u2019s only 18, for crying out loud. I told her to take care, and I hoped that it wouldn\u2019t be malignant. She sent me an email that weekend telling me that the doctor\u2019s visit went well, however, they needed to do a CT scan. An essay was due the next day. She sent her essay in time, right after the scan. It is remarkable how she tried (and managed) to send everything in the middle of hospital visits. The scan revealed more masses; they seemed to be spreading. She had to undergo surgery the week after. All this, she\u2019d email me and say, \u201cKeep me in your prayers\u201d.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s a good kid. Humble, smart, got As in my class, and she\u2019s really sweet. My heart broke when she told me that the tumors were malignant\u00a0and that she\u2019d have to get chemo now so she can\u2019t make it for the final exam day. She asked for a hug because that was going to be the last day I would see her (it was the last day of college).<\/p>\n
Even now, she sends me emails to keep me updated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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