and incurable type of cancer, carcinoid cancer, which basically means that
tumors grow everywhere in her body, and no matter how many times they take them
out, they just keep growing back. She was diagnosed 4 years ago in october, and
her positive attitude has allowed her to live long past when most patients
succumb to the disease. She is 41 years old, and has 4 kids. She has spent her
life educating children and helping to raise her younger siblings."
I always ask about Angel and I am always surprised that she keeps fighting and doing so with a positive attitude and a strong will. Not once have I asked about Angel and heard of her complaining about the hand that life dealt her, about the pains Im sure she goes through, physical and emotional ones. Pains i cannnot even imagine. I always stand amazed at such fortitude. She´s not one to dwell on self pity. You can read all she does in this article. I guess when you live life a certain way, you face adversity the same way you have lived life. So it does not surprise me that Angel, who was teacher of the year (you can read another article about that here) is teaching us a lesson and asking us, to join in.
She started a campaign to raise awareness to this type of cancer (one doctor's rarely check
for) and to show support for those suffering from it. She calls it zebra stripes, and would like pictures of people wearing black and white to create a mural at her doctor's office (she's also an avid artist), to show all of her fellow patients, they are not alone.
I for one, will be wearing black and white, taking a picture and sending it to her. To show her, she is not alone, to show the other patients they are not alone. I invite you to wear your black and white, or if not, to take a black and white picture, tweet it to me (@pabl0godoy) or post it here. Let´s make a giant zebra together, one for an Angel.
Thank you.
p.
