A little more about my bc experience.

[Guest guest]

Oh, Carol - that is so nice of you and your family to share your lives with .

He will never forget you, and all of your lives are forever enriched because of what you shared.

We had (2) girls here 2 years ago from France - the french teacher called at the last minute - they had (2) 12 year old girls, who wanted to stay together here for the week, and no one willing to take them both (my takes French). We said we would gladly accept them and it was a beautiful, enlightening week for us all. I know what it was like to say "goodbye" after a week, but remember he will carry you in his heart always.

Best,

[Guest guest]

Oh, Carol - that is so nice of you and your family to share your lives with .

He will never forget you, and all of your lives are forever enriched because of what you shared.

We had (2) girls here 2 years ago from France - the french teacher called at the last minute - they had (2) 12 year old girls, who wanted to stay together here for the week, and no one willing to take them both (my takes French). We said we would gladly accept them and it was a beautiful, enlightening week for us all. I know what it was like to say "goodbye" after a week, but remember he will carry you in his heart always.

Best,

[Guest guest]

Oh, Carol - that is so nice of you and your family to share your lives with .

He will never forget you, and all of your lives are forever enriched because of what you shared.

We had (2) girls here 2 years ago from France - the french teacher called at the last minute - they had (2) 12 year old girls, who wanted to stay together here for the week, and no one willing to take them both (my takes French). We said we would gladly accept them and it was a beautiful, enlightening week for us all. I know what it was like to say "goodbye" after a week, but remember he will carry you in his heart always.

Best,

[Guest guest]

Hi ladies,

I just want to share with you a nice story. It started back at the

end of Aug. 2005, when one evening I got a phone call from a

gentleman that attends our church. He is the moderator of our area's

Aspect foundation, which hosts foreign exchange students. He was

calling to ask my husband and I if we would consider taking in an

exchange student from Colombia named . He needed to find a

home for him by Monday (it was then thursday!) My hubby and I

briefly discussed it but thought no way could we undergo such a big

resposiblity and were just starting to enjoy our " empty nest "

freedom as our 3 children were all grown and moved out of the house.

My oldest daughter tried to encourage us to give a try,

saying she had attended high school with some exchange students and

found it very interesting. So we decided to go for it!

Well, I will try and make a long story short. It was the

beginning of Oct. when I found the lump & withthin 2 weeks and all

the tests, I found out it was indeed breast cancer. I didn't know

how I was going to tell my own kids let alone a new " son " I barely

new yet. But it was remarkable. When I pulled into my garage after

getting the diagnosis (and yes, I went ALONE.....big mistake) I sat

in my car and cried awhile before going upstairs. I knew I had to

pull myself together before I saw as I didn't want to

frighten him. At that time I didn't actually tell him I had breast

cancer. When it came time for my second surgery, to check margins

and remove sentinal nodes, I told him. He was so loving and

supportive. In his darling hispanic accent he just said " don't

worry, things will be OK " . And they have been. All through my 6

chemo treatments, and bad days and baldness he has been there for me

in so many ways. I love him like my own son.

Now, in just 5 days he will be leaving us and heading back to

Colombia to go to college. Needless to say I will be heartbroken to

have to say good bye. I hope to someday be able to visit him in his

hometown of Cartegena, which I hear is very beautiful. I hope I

haven't bored everyone but I just had to share my story. Thanks for

taking the time to read it! BTW, I will post a picture or two of

and me on this site.

Love to all,

Carol from E. Ohio

[Guest guest]

What a blessing he was. Thanks for sharing.Hugs

nne

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A little more about my bc experience.

Hi ladies, I just want to share with you a nice story. It started back at the end of Aug. 2005, when one evening I got a phone call from a gentleman that attends our church. He is the moderator of our area's Aspect foundation, which hosts foreign exchange students. He was calling to ask my husband and I if we would consider taking in an exchange student from Colombia named . He needed to find a home for him by Monday (it was then thursday!) My hubby and I briefly discussed it but thought no way could we undergo such a big resposiblity and were just starting to enjoy our "empty nest" freedom as our 3 children were all grown and moved out of the house. My oldest daughter tried to encourage us to give a try, saying she had attended high school with some exchange students and found it very interesting. So we decided to go for it! Well, I will try and make a long story short. It was the beginning of Oct. when I found the lump & withthin 2 weeks and all the tests, I found out it was indeed breast cancer. I didn't know how I was going to tell my own kids let alone a new "son" I barely new yet. But it was remarkable. When I pulled into my garage after getting the diagnosis (and yes, I went ALONE.....big mistake) I sat in my car and cried awhile before going upstairs. I knew I had to pull myself together before I saw as I didn't want to frighten him. At that time I didn't actually tell him I had breast cancer. When it came time for my second surgery, to check margins and remove sentinal nodes, I told him. He was so loving and supportive. In his darling hispanic accent he just said "don't worry, things will be OK". And they have been. All through my 6 chemo treatments, and bad days and baldness he has been there for me in so many ways. I love him like my own son. Now, in just 5 days he will be leaving us and heading back to Colombia to go to college. Needless to say I will be heartbroken to have to say good bye. I hope to someday be able to visit him in his hometown of Cartegena, which I hear is very beautiful. I hope I haven't bored everyone but I just had to share my story. Thanks for taking the time to read it! BTW, I will post a picture or two of and me on this site.Love to all,Carol from E. Ohio