Her name was not in the news
This post was originally posted on A Word To The Wise, by a Townhall blogger friend of mine.
She was 39. She was a beautiful blonde. She died on Tuesday morning, February 20th. Her name and life story were not splashed all over the news.
She married her high school sweetheart. They spent the first years of their marriage traveling and enjoying the good life together. She had her own business and he worked hard as a salesman in the chemical industry. When it was time to start a family, it was a challenge at first with many trips to the doctor, but finally after a romantic trip to Mexico, nine months later a precious daughter was born. Then in two years another blessing arrived with the birth of a son.
With their family now complete, they were in love and living their idyllic life. About 3 months later came the diagnosis of breast cancer. She fought the disease with all her strength for nearly 3 years. Her husband was by her side every step of the way. She never complained and everyone around her drew strength from her incredible dignity and courage. She also had a great sense of humor. Her husband told the story of when she had yet another surgery to remove tumors that had spread into her brain. As she was coming to, he was explaining to her that they had gotten all of the cancer and that her memory would not be affected. She opened one eye, looked at him and said: “And who are you?”
The last months of her life were spent making tapes with messages to her two children who would have to grow up without their mother. Also, she wrote Christmas cards and Birthday cards to each them all the way through their 21st birthdays.
During the 3 year battle, she and her many high school girl friends participated each year in the “Susan G Komen Race for the Cure.” She was concerned about the cause of breast cancer awareness. Everyone loved her because she was as beautiful on the inside as on the outside.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep around 3 a.m. last Tuesday with her husband by her side, while on a romantic “get away” which was his Valentine’s gift to her.
Hundreds of mourners came to the Church ceremony to honor Kimberly Millan Dabboussi. She was laid to rest yesterday. Kim’s mother, Cindy, has been my best friend for 34 years.
Sandra Lea Wise
She was 39. She was a beautiful blonde. She died on Tuesday morning, February 20th. Her name and life story were not splashed all over the news.
She married her high school sweetheart. They spent the first years of their marriage traveling and enjoying the good life together. She had her own business and he worked hard as a salesman in the chemical industry. When it was time to start a family, it was a challenge at first with many trips to the doctor, but finally after a romantic trip to Mexico, nine months later a precious daughter was born. Then in two years another blessing arrived with the birth of a son.
With their family now complete, they were in love and living their idyllic life. About 3 months later came the diagnosis of breast cancer. She fought the disease with all her strength for nearly 3 years. Her husband was by her side every step of the way. She never complained and everyone around her drew strength from her incredible dignity and courage. She also had a great sense of humor. Her husband told the story of when she had yet another surgery to remove tumors that had spread into her brain. As she was coming to, he was explaining to her that they had gotten all of the cancer and that her memory would not be affected. She opened one eye, looked at him and said: “And who are you?”
The last months of her life were spent making tapes with messages to her two children who would have to grow up without their mother. Also, she wrote Christmas cards and Birthday cards to each them all the way through their 21st birthdays.
During the 3 year battle, she and her many high school girl friends participated each year in the “Susan G Komen Race for the Cure.” She was concerned about the cause of breast cancer awareness. Everyone loved her because she was as beautiful on the inside as on the outside.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep around 3 a.m. last Tuesday with her husband by her side, while on a romantic “get away” which was his Valentine’s gift to her.
Hundreds of mourners came to the Church ceremony to honor Kimberly Millan Dabboussi. She was laid to rest yesterday. Kim’s mother, Cindy, has been my best friend for 34 years.
Sandra Lea Wise
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