Cancer Sucks. Writer Sara Rose Doesn’t.

July 29, 2012 by Rachel Thompson 35 Comments

“Wherever there is forward movement, there is bound to be turbulence.” ~ Paul McElroy

(Taken from Sara Olson-Liebert’s wall—one of her favorite quotes.)

Somebody I don’t know well, an acquaintance really, a friend of a friend, is struggling with cancer.

Her name is Sara Rose. She’s a writer, young mother, wife, and bright light. In our interactions, she’s been amazingly upbeat and welcoming. It hit me how incredibly young she is – she was born two years after I graduated from high school and is already a wife and mother of two very small children.

And now, she’s fighting ovarian cancer with everything she has.

Read about her IndieGoGo campaign here – her insurance company refuses to pay for her treatment.

Don’t get me started.

I know we’re all pinching pennies right now. Believe me, I know firsthand. Still, I donated a small amount and I hope you will, too.

THE RIVER

I see her swimming as the wind blows past.

Smiling and hopeful, knowing she can make it to the other side.

Yet her body weakens as she struggles against the tide.

It’s a wide river to cross; seemingly impossible as she slices her tired arms through the powerful water.

Weaker now, she decides to let the current carry her where it will.

Floating. Exhausted. Lost.

But only for a moment.

She senses her love on the river’s edge, calling. She can’t hear what they say but sees the light in her children’s eyes.

In the midst of her pain, she sees her future, waiting patiently.

She changes direction.

And finds her way.

Thank you for allowing me to contribute and be a very, tiny part of your life, Sara Rose.

Please leave your comments, questions, and wishes here for Sara Rose or click over to her campaign if you can. Writers unite, baby.

About Rachel Thompson

Rachel Thompson released the BadRedhead Media 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge in December 2016 to rave reviews.

She is the author of the award-winning, best-selling Broken Places (one of IndieReader’s “Best of 2015” top books and 2015 Honorable Mention Winner in both the Los Angeles and the San Francisco Book Festivals), and the bestselling, multi award-winning Broken Pieces (as well as two additional humor books. Rachel’s work is also featured in several anthologies (see Books for details).

She owns BadRedhead Media, creating effective social media and book marketing campaigns for authors. Her articles appear regularly in The Huffington Post, Feminine Collective, Indie Reader, Medium, OnMogul, Transformation Is Real, Blue Ink Review, Book Machine, and several others.

Not just an advocate for sexual abuse survivors, Rachel is the creator and founder of the hashtag phenomenon #MondayBlogs and the live weekly Twitter chats, #SexAbuseChat, co-hosted with certified therapist/survivor, Bobbi Parish (Tuesdays, 6pm PST/9pm EST), and #BookMarketingChat, co-hosted with author assistant Emilie Rabitoy (Wednesdays, 6pm PST/9pm EST).

She hates walks in the rain, running out of coffee, and coconut. A single mom, she lives in California with her two kids and two cats, where she daydreams of Thor and vaguely remembers what sleep is.

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