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Swede

(38,207 posts) Sun Dec 7, 2025, 08:25 PM Dec 7

I have a cousin that just started chemo-therapy. She's 35 years old. [View all]

I never really knew her well, but we became good friends on Facebook. We banter back and forth on Facebook all the time.
Then the cancer hit. She is posting her progress these first weeks. She's losing her hair. She may lose a breast. But she posts with strength and with honesty. I have come to admire her.
Life is hard, but for her its become harder.
Yolande is her name, and she is a hero.

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I have a cousin that just started chemo-therapy. She's 35 years old. [View all] Swede Dec 7 OP

Healing vibes on the way to her SheltieLover Dec 7 #1

Breast cancer is beatable! buzzycrumbhunger Dec 7 #2

💕 sheshe2 Dec 7 #3

Many hugs and best wishes to her for a speedy recovery! Diamond_Dog Dec 7 #4

Tragic. Too young for this. surfered Dec 7 #5

I am sorry to hear this. Prayers for Yolande. May she have the best outcome possible. LoisB Dec 7 #6

Sending her healing vibes! MLAA Dec 7 #7

Best wishes for Yolande ... cliffside Dec 7 #8

Sending healing hugs gademocrat7 Dec 7 #9

Please be hers, she is in our prayers Swede JMCKUSICK Dec 7 #10

Aww... Mahalo for telling us Cha Dec 7 #11

All the best to your cousin mountain grammy Dec 7 #12

Sending prayers for strength and healing. brer cat Dec 7 #13

Prayers for Healing stillspkg Dec 8 #14