Kathy Kendrick.
She works with children at my church, and was diagnosed with cancer. She noted that most adults hide cancer from children, to avoid alarming them. But she felt if she could discuss it with the kids, without showing fear, she might be able to help the children that would later have to face it, in a grandparent or parent or even themselves.
So she cheerily shows her bald head, and answers any questions the kids have. Just knowing the answers seemed to help the kids know how to deal with the fact of cancer. I'm not sure I could be as brave as Kathy, and it takes a smile as courageous as hers to do what she did. But I'm grateful to her.
She's my hero.
She works with children at my church, and was diagnosed with cancer. She noted that most adults hide cancer from children, to avoid alarming them. But she felt if she could discuss it with the kids, without showing fear, she might be able to help the children that would later have to face it, in a grandparent or parent or even themselves.
So she cheerily shows her bald head, and answers any questions the kids have. Just knowing the answers seemed to help the kids know how to deal with the fact of cancer. I'm not sure I could be as brave as Kathy, and it takes a smile as courageous as hers to do what she did. But I'm grateful to her.
She's my hero.
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