In Memory of Julie for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I Posted this remembrance for Julie last year in October for Cancer Awareness Month, it’s been three years since my beautiful Sister died of Cancer, she was  58 six months older than me. Before I was Adopted  we became  friends, I remember following her home from School because I thought she was so nice, she had such a beautiful, warm smile.  Julie married for the second time a few months before she died,  she helped others in her life to feel wanted and raised money to help support and care for those in need but sadly she left her Childhood faith in Jesus and went  in the wrong direction the same as I did but before she died Jesus our Lord and Saviour rescued her and in thankfulness she asked for the Old Rugged Cross to be played at her funeral.

The following True Story is in remembrance of all we shared together the good times and the bad … I Love you Julie, thanks for being my friend when nobody else wanted to because of my being Dyslectic, I look forward to being with you again, not just for a few years but for ever.

The Wedding

 

On  Saturday January 15, 2005 Katie Kirkpatrick, 21 Married Nick Godwin, 23 who was in Love with her since 11th grade.

 

 Katie  held off Lung Cancer to celebrate the happiest day of her life. To Breath was difficult for her and so she had to use oxygen. The pain in her back was so intense that even Morphine gave little relief as Katie’s organs were shutting down, but it would not stop her from 

Marrying her  Nick.

  

 

Katie seeing a photograph of herself when she was Homecoming Queen

at High School remembers a time when Cancer was not part of her life

but Nick is always there for her and this comforts Katie.

 

 

 

 Katie and Nick wait for the nurse to come and start Katie’s treatment, although Nick works night shift he still takes Katie to the Medical centre after  finishing work.  Three days before their Wedding Katie is tired from not being able to sleep at night because of her pain.

 

 

Nick  takes a moment of rest while Katie gets an intravenous procedure

 to reduce the amount of fluids her body is retaining.

 

 

 Her Mum Niki takes time of work to care for Katie who now needs

 constant assistance 

 

 

 Katie now experiencing a lot of pain only a few days before her Wedding

  relies on Morphine and other medications to help her.

 

 

Katie happily puts on some earrings knowing in a few moments she

 will be walking down the aisle to Marry Nick at the

Church of Christ in Hazel Park.

 

 

  Dave and Nicki welcome  Nick their new Son In Law right after

 Nick and Katie were married.

 

 

Katie and Nick  spend some precious moments together 

after the wedding.

 

   

    Katie gets serenaded by Nick and his best man during the Wedding party and her Joy overshadows the  Pain for a short time.

 

 

 Taking  time out to rest during her Wedding party, Katie is exhausted

and in pain but her heart is full of Joy.

 

 

 After Marrying  Nick her High School sweetheart, Katie lived only five more days .  She leaves rich memories of her Courage and Hope in face of  overwhelming suffering and pain… 

 

Katie and Nick did not give up but held onto the Hope that they had a future which could not be calculated in terms of Days or Hours but in the fullness of realising their Dream and rejoicing that it became a reality…

 

 Their Love lives on… for every Heart that remembers a flame burns  bright and no amount of time can dim the light.

 

Lets light a Candle of Hope by taking time out to Pray for all those suffering Terminal illness and for their Loved ones and also lets also seek to give  of our time and resources.

 “A Candle loses nothing if it is used to light another one… So as we light someone else’s candle our flame will also burn brightly too.