You've got mail!

In my previous post, I already told you about Heather. It began when I received a comment on my post Second Mothers. She said she had a question about my blog.

....and here's her response when I sent her an email. 

Heather says:

Hi Rory! Thanks for emailing me. The reason I have reached out to you is because of your blog! I am 43 and a mother to a quirky little 7 year old, Lily. She is my only child, and my whole world. When Lily was just 3 1/2 months old, I was diagnosed with Mesothelioma; a type of cancer that kills 90-95% of those who have it. As I’m sure you can imagine, the first thing that came to mind when I was diagnosed was my baby girl and how I wasn’t going to be able to watch her grow up.

After intense treatment and recovery, I’m still here 6 1/2 years later and cancer free! My journey with cancer was a terrifying one and I'd like to turn my pain into purpose and become someone that other people can look to for guidance, inspiration, and hope in situations like my own. I contacted you because I feel that your blog would be an excellent place for me to share my story. I realize that you may be thinking my story is not exactly a perfect fit for your blog audience, but I’m trying to raise awareness of this horrible little known cancer that is such a deadly killer (and sadly, 100% preventable) Would you accept a guest post from me about my journey as a new mother with cancer and the dangers of asbestos? I would love if you could at least include my link in your blogroll! Here is the link to my blog: www(dot)mesothelioma.com/blog/authors/heather

Either one would be such a great help to me. Let me know what you think!

First off, I'm so ecstatic that someone outside my usual readers -- namely my family (haha) -- reads my blog. I wrote this blog to share my thoughts to anyone open to read it. My purpose is just to put my thoughts out there since my husband usually gets disinterested with my stories when he's heard it the third time. Haha! My blog isn't one of those fashion or beauty blogs. Don't get me wrong, I'm fond of reading those but it's just not my personality. So I guess you can say this blog is pretty boring since it's mostly about my life, hence, imagine my surprise when I found out someone read it! Weeee!!! The beautiful thing about it is that I get her story and I feel for her. Please help me share her story and you might help prevent someone from having mesothelioma cancer. Watch out for her guest blog and please share. =)