My mother, my nemesis, my mirror, my friend

All of my life, there has never been a better teacher than you.

You have played many roles in my life, and our fights have been of epic proportion.

You have shaped my perception by never sugar coating the truth, teaching me to be strong when it’s time to be strong, to stand up for those who don’t have a voice, and never allow someone to stand in my way when I’m chasing my dreams.

Scared is not close to describing the way I feel when I think about how your body has waged this war against you.

I imagine you are afraid too, looking around to see who will be behind you as you walk into battle. What you must know, is whatever call you make, whenever you say it’s time, I’m ready.

We have been on countless journeys together, each one testing our strength and loyalty to one another, and this will be no different.

I know you don’t want to leave us, and im not willing to let you go on any journey alone so let this be just another mountain we climb and conquer, another win for the books.

You and I are a great team, we have been met with every type of imaginable opposition and yet have dragged each other out of the fire, battered and bruised but stronger and wiser.

So it’s time to buckle up lady, this is gonna be one hell of a ride, but I call shotgun so don’t leave without me.