Her death has deeply saddened me. I knew her at first from the pets group. She had a wonderful group of doggies and was very friendly and cheerful.
Then she got sick. And I followed her brave posts about her experiences with her illness.
Not long after that, I got sick..to the point where I went to Mayo clinic to find out what was going on with my illness. For those of you who don't know, I have whats called a "chronic blood malignancy". Its not truely cancer but it is related to leukemia..first cousin to it and its possible that the disease I have (where my bone marrow makes too many platelets) could progress to leukemia.
I much feared this last spring. But I thought about Longhorn and what she was going through and how bravely she faced it...and often exchanged notes about our experiences with our illnesses.
Her strength and fortitude really helped me through a frightening time in my life. I clearly remember her posting about being cancer free and at the end of chemo. I really thought she was just going to get stronger and stronger. Obviously the cancer must have returned. I never once thought she would lose her battle.
I wish I could have known her better...and my best wishes go out to her family during this time of grief. She obviously touched a lot of people. I did not know how much her cheery support meant to me until I read of her passing.
RIP Kendra. You will be missed. You made a difference in my life. I will keep fighting my disease, even though its *mostly* under control and not life threatening at this point.
Thank you for listening.