December 19, 2010
My friend Shayleen passed away this morning.She was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer 5 years ago at the age of 33.
She went through chemo, double mastectomy, and radiation. Two years later she returned to teaching...so of course I put Abbie in her class for 1st grade:) She always told me that it meant a lot to her to have Abbie in her class her first year back from treatment:) Shayleen did not complete teaching that year. In February of 2008, her cancer was back...in her chest wall. She began chemo again, but her cancer did eventually spread to her liver, lung, and brain.
She fought to stay alive as long as possible for her sweet daughter Ashlynn who is now 8 years old. Ashlynn is such a sweet girl! She smiles all the time:)
Shay's husband Darryl cared for Shayleen 24/7 until the very end. He is amazing!
Shayleen was a wonderful friend, teacher, colleague, mother, and wife. She was an animal lover. She cared for others. She loved her husband and daughter so much. She was beautiful on the inside and out. She considered herself extremely blessed...she was.
Please keep Darryl and Ashlynn in your prayers.
Shayleen and Ashlynn
Shayleen and Abbie
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4 comments:
Oh Jenni...I am so sorry! With tear filled eyes I will pray for them right now and continue too! I love you and my prayers are with you too! God bless you and yours. We miss you.
I am so sorry to hear about your friend. I will be praying for them.
Jenni, that is so hard. She is so beautiful and those pictures you posted you can tell she just shined! We will keep Darryl, Ashlynn and all of Shayleen's loved ones in our prayers.
Jenni very nice post. You were an awesome friend to her and what a blessing to have her in your life and bless it!! Shyleens family will be in our prayers.
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