The End of the Innocence.

I went to a "Let's Celebrate Life..." party for a cousin of mine this past weekend. My cousin has been battling ovarian cancer for awhile now. The party was in part to celebrate her life as well as a belated birthday party for her. Cancer is so very difficult to understand , unless you are very close to someone who has battled it, or unless you've battled it yourself. What I mean, is when you are distanced from it, you don't realize what people go through when fighting cancer. My cousin has had 4 rounds of chemo and none have had any effect on her cancer. She has recently started a new drug. Right now, she is hoping for a miracle. She said she has good weeks and bad weeks....good days and bad days...good 1/2 days and bad 1/2 days. She just turned 54 earlier this month. It's a really sobering thought when you realize that someone you know is fighting the battle of their life. I made it through Father's Day, although I must say that I am glad that it is over. I did visit the cemetary where my Dad is buried on Saturday. I didn't want to do anything for Father's Day, but I went to my sister's house for a cookout. I guess I'm just glad I didn't go to any public restaurants yesterday. I also learned yesterday that the Mother of a friend of mine from high school died from cancer. I was very sorry to hear that. Well, that's all for now.