Life's Journey

Sarah started this website for the same reason she did pretty much everything else in her life… to help others. She wanted to create a record of the challenges she faced, complications she endured from each treatment, and what each treatment option she tried entailed so that anyone else that was unfortunate enough to find themselves in a similar situation would have some idea of what to expect.

As time passed the website evolved beyond its original purpose and really became a window into her life. Her mission to share things in an honest and open manner on the site began to extend beyond the clinical to the personal. With that evolution she allowed all of you to get a peek at what I was lucky enough to experience every day. I know she has inspired so many because many of you have told us as much. Sarah very much enjoyed hearing from people that decided to take their own leap, be it joining the Make A Wish foundation, taking the big trip they've been putting off, making her Bday random acts of kindness idea their own, or reconciling with estranged relatives (just to name a few). Sarah never set out to have such an impact on so many people, but as tended to happen with her, she absolutely did.

She is the most incredible person I've ever met. She is also the strongest, having endured more these past 2 months than any human should. It was my absolute pleasure to care for her in her time of greatest need and I'll always remember the way she would look at me, smile, and tell me that she loved me every time I changed her dressings & treated her wounds. Even at the end, when she could no longer speak and barely move she still had that twinkle in her eye and was even able to manage a small smile when I recounted one of her favorite memories or told one of my stupid jokes. She passed peacefully yesterday while I was taking care of her dressings. So peacefully, that I didn't even realize it until I had finished and looked to her face for that reassuring smile. Goodbye, my Wife. The 6 years we had together were the best of my life and I hope and pray that we will meet again in the next reality.

To paraphrase my brother, the World is a dimmer place from having lost Sarah's light late yesterday afternoon. She will live on forever in my heart and in those of many others.

Sending hugs and smiles,

Roy