This is Sarah, an inspiraton

This is Sarah. My wife Sarah was diagnosed four years ago at age 34. I remember it as if it were yesterday, sitting beside her on the stairs as she collapsed into tears and whispered, "This can't be happening. I can't leave our sons without a mother..." I comforted her with the thought that it might only be a localized tumor, that we shouldn't jump to conclusions. But the next bomb soon dropped on us: as Sarah endured heavy rounds of initial chemo, a scan showed that the cancer had already spread and she was now stage IV. To calm some of our worst fears, her doc explained that we were now running a marathon, not a sprint. I think this turned out to be a pretty good comparison. Sarah has shown incredible determination and endurance while managing to still be a great mom to our boys. In these past few years, she has fought through a mastectomy, brain surgery, gall bladder removal, surgical radio-embolization of her liver, multiple rounds of radiation and so much chemo I've almost lost count. But most of the time you wouldn't know it if you were talking to her - in all this time she's managed to keep her spirits high and stay focused on life today, not fear of tomorrow. Despite frequent nausea, fatigue, anxiety and a dizzying schedule of doctor's appointments, she keeps up with friends and family and does homework (and much more!) with our boys. With selfless love and concern, she just keeps on giving to those around her even though her condition has worsened. And we love her right back. Thank you to the many many people who have been helping us on this difficult journey. Sarah is now back on chemo and has tumors in several organs and in her bones. But thankfully we are still in the race, still running that marathon.