When I sit here at my desk and look at this picture it brings me back to the days when she was battling cancer. I was there sitting across from her. Watching her close her eyes and listen to her music. I pulled out my cell phone and took this picture. I had hoped that one day I could show it to her after we celebrated her being cancer free. It was never to be. Do you see the man sitting close to her. He must have been around 70 years of age. She was way too young to be in that Chemotherapy room. It broke my heart when the nurse would tell me that Jeannette was the youngest patient there. I looked at her while she had her eyes closed and noticed her skin was turning yellow. I guess her liver was affected because of all the heavy drugs. This damn cancer was taking my daughter from me and there was nothing I could do for her. After the chemo was done she opened her eyes and guess what she did. SHE THANKED ME FOR BEING WITH HER. I could not believe my ears. I told her, "Mija, you don't need to thank me." She said, "Ma, you left your job back in Fresno to be here with me and my own husband is here in town and he hardly ever comes with me." I hugged her and held her hand as we entered the elevator. After we went out to the parking lot and into her car she said, "Let's go get a pedicure." I smiled and said, "I'm Game for anything as long as I'm with you." We both got our nails painted pink. Then she said, "Let's go to Me &Eds and eat pizza. We did go but she only took two bites. Wish I could go back in time and do all that over again with her. I Miss my Nettle Poodle.
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