Ode to women! Is God punshing their deeds?

The past few days, my mom has been just hearing news about her friends and friend’s daughters with breast cancer. I can’t stand hearing stories of people dying or going through chemo-therapy. I just hate the thoughts of sickness. So two Arab women are suffering now, and have little time to live. This is their story, and hope everyone can learn from it and avoid this deadly sickness. Things happen for a reason and it is all in God’s hands.

Story One:

My mom’s friend is a Lebanese lady who has been divorced for many years now. Her ex husband and her son are back home in Lebanon, and she and her mom live here in Canada, and so does her sister. We have known them for years. However, lately, her other sister came from Lebanon suddenly to visit. It turns out that her sister, the one living here, has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has 2 – 3 months tops to live. The lady is in her early 50’s.

Why does she have 2 – 3 months to live? Well, she knew she had a problem from 2 years ago. For a small lady, her breasts grew so large in such a short period of time that she was too afraid to go ask the doctor about it. Fear.. our worst enemy. How did everyone find out she has cancer? Simple, she was on her way home, and someone from her apartment building found her unconscious in her car laying on the steering wheel. She was rushed to the hospital, and every doctor was amazed by what happened. They questioned why she didn’t get treatment the moment she felt pain and noticeable change. The lady simply answer, “I was scared to know the truth.”

So the doctors cannot help her anymore. A surgery is too late, chemo-therapy is not going to help, and they are giving her 2 – 3 months to live.

May God help her and not let her suffer in the afterlife as she is suffering now in this lifetime.

Story Two:

My mom knows a Palestenian family who has a daughter who is younger than me, 24 years old. She was also diagnosed with breast cancer. She was a recent computer science graduate, and she got a job in Toronto and she was to live with her friend. The moment she got to Toronto, she confided in her friend that her breasts have been hurting her for a while. Her friend’s father is a doctor, and told her to immediately go see him. The moment he examined her, he told her to go now to emergency. He obviously felt the lumps. She had surgery, removed the lumps, her parents here in London were notified, and she has to go through chemo-therapy. She is a gorgeous smart girl.

Now, she no longer goes out, wears a wig, suffers from the pain, and what did her mom think of the whole situation? She kept telling her daughter, “God is punishing you. You must have been doing something behind our backs all the time, and this is the end result.” WTF? Seriously, what is wrong with Arab Muslim moms? Instead of comforting her daughter through this turmoil, she assumes that she has been doing crap behind her parent’s back? Oh dear lord, what is wrong with the world? I thought that when humans suffer on earth, God is being merciful so he won’t make them suffer for many bad deeds in the afterlife. I just can’t believe how parents think. It’s so shameful.

May God help her and not let her suffer in the afterlife as she is suffering now in this lifetime.

So I am calling out and telling all the ladies out there that don’t be afraid. Always check and self diagnose or go to the doctor when you feel any pain. It can happen to anyone at any age.

In Canada, breast cancer foundation can be found here: site.

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