Larissa's Journey

WOW! It took some doing to get back into my old blog. I hope it's okay to continue with this one, even though the name should probably be changed. 1 month ago today my second child, my oldest, also succumbed to cancer, at age 41. She leaves behind a beautiful, vivacious, imaginative and bright 6-year old daughter, Violet. I've been sleeping on the couch in her apartment since November and I know I was able to help her hang on longer than if I hadn't come but it's still a devastating blow. We were so SURE she would beat it! We listened to The Secret every day - sometimes several times a day - and were gradually getting her diet switched to Paleo to starve out the cancer but it was a classic tale of "too little, too late" and her body just gave out. Not without a fight, mind you, but now we know she was dying while we thought she was getting better. Through this journey I have met a lot of wonderful, supportive, loving friends of hers. She really impacted everyone she met in a powerful way. I had some really clever things I wanted to say on here but they seem to have flown my mind. Ah, well. Perhaps I'll try again another day.