"With Hope, the Odds Don't Matter"

When I started this blog I did it to record the little things that were going on in our little family of three. I wasn't the greatest with keeping up, but I tried for a short minute. Then we started the journey to James and this blog was my outlet. I shared it with my adoption circle of friends from all over and friends and family close by to let them follow the long process. It was a long process and at some point I decided to keep it going so that I can look back on the moments that I might otherwise forget. I am kinda sentimental like that. 

I am amazed that other people that I do not know come here to my blog and read. Sometimes I check in on my "feed" and am amazed that someone just recently was reading in Russia, Italy, and especially Seoul. Yesterday, I connected with someone who stopped on my blog and then shared her story with me. 

Her story is one of strength - strength and courage so big that it was hard to watch as the tears filled my eyes. Her story was the story of a mother and daughter and a story of a husband and wife.   Her story was a story of HOPE. 

She asked that I share something that I am thankful for this holiday season and then to share her story. 

I am thankful to be a mother. 

These two are prayers answered and dreams that came true. 

They were the miracles that I hoped for. 

They are my Joy in the Journey of life. 

Heather Von St. James is a mother too. 

This is her story. 

mesothelioma.com/heather

Imagine navigating those first months of motherhood with such a scary diagnosis. 

Imagine being told that you had just fifteen months to live. 

All Heather had was hope, and with that hope she defied the odds. 

She kicked mesothelioma's *SS and now she wants to tell about it. 

She wants to be heard!!!! 

She needs to be heard!!!! 

 Heather could have put this part of her life behind her. 

She could have turned the page and started a new chapter but instead she is making this chapter so much more. She is spreading awareness and spreading hope. 

She is spreading the message, "With hope the odds don't matter". 

Please share Heather's story this holiday season. 

Surely, someone out there needs a little hope.