“My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 31, she died of cancer 7 years later. I remember turning 57, I was with a bunch of girlfriends, and I said 'you know this is a special birthday for me because I never expected to last this long!' Because I made it longer than my mother did.⁣

And so I figure every year now, every day, every anniversary, every birthday is a gift from what my mother had. My mother never got this. “ - Helen