One of the best experiences from college was being a part of a sorority. I am a sister of Alpha Chi Omega, the Elon University chapter. Any other AXOs out there? Through the sorority I learned so much about myself and others. I had a lot of fun and have so many wonderful memories.
There was one sister that I was pretty close with. We were both on the Exec Council. I was in charge of Recruitment and she was in charge of New Member Education so we worked together a lot. We were both Elementary Majors together so we took some classes together. I remember one semester we had a MWF 8:00 am class together and of course it was funny seeing how the other looked coming in to class after a party the night before.
She was a year younger but we stayed in touch a little bit. After she graduated she too got a job as a 2nd grade teacher so we had decided to do a buddy letter writing project after her first year of teaching. Well at the end of her first year of teaching (May 2007) she was diagnosed with Lymphoma that was in the form of a large tumor in her chest. From then on she fought and for 29 months she fought. There were good days and bad days and months of high hope and months of hopelessness. Thankfully her Dad had set up a website to keep family and friends in touch. On Friday she lost her battle.
My heart hurts. It aches for her and her family. It hurts that she had to go through such a struggle. My heart hurts for the students that will never experience her beautiful smile. Life is just so precious. Enjoy it! If you've been beating yourself up over small mistakes, 5 lbs, or regrets... get over it and forgive yourself. If you're having problems with someone... forgive, work it out or get over it. Life is here and gone so quickly.
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