I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 and had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation. Five days before I started chemo, my mom had a heart attack. When I was half way through radiation, she passed away form another heart attack. She was my hero. She was so worried about me. She had lost her first baby at 19 months of age, her husband was killed in Korea when she was 34, and I am sure that she was sure that she was going to lose me too. It was a hard time for both of us as neither could really take care of the other. But I know that she suffered greatly because of my illness. I can only express my deepest gratitude to her for all the things that she did for me in my life and I hope that my life will be a tribute to a woman whom everyone said "Was such a lady." And so she was! Be at peace now, Mom! You have more than earned your eternal reward. 14 years have passed now, and Praise God, I am well. Thanks Mom for your wonderful life!

Judy Kallmeyer
Yonkers, NY