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Photo Essay Submission by Stephanie Carper
Unconditional Love
This photo makes me smile. When I look at this picture I don’t see the pain that my 19 year old daughter has endured after six years of battling thyroid cancer. I see hope. I see courage. I see pure joy. I see a young man who is serving our country who has loved my daughter since the 7th grade, who wouldn’t miss being by her side for her 4th surgery (surgery #5 coming in July). The smile on her face gives me hope that someday she will be cured.
By: Stephanie Carper
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16 Responses to “Photo Essay Submission by Stephanie Carper”
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This photo is making me cry because it is so sweet and beautiful! I wish your daughter all the luck for sucess on her next surgical procedure.
Thyroid disease is a muther, but whereas I am struggling with Grave’s Disease, this young lady is trying to beat cancer. Love this photo, it wrenched a tear out of this creaky black heart.
what a gorgeous young lady! this was a wonderful submission and caught my fancy. best of luck to her. that smile alone is a miracle.
How sweet! We will keep her in our prayers, hopefully she can overcome this ordeal soon and move on to better things. Who needs to worry about her thyroid at that age! BEST WISHES!
Heather
Vote. She has a beautiful contagious smile. Parayers for number 5 surgery. You are both blessed with unconditional love. Hugs Mary
Wow. This is beautiful!
Precious picture! Praying this will be her last surgery! Hoping for a long happy and healthy marriage!
Hi my name is melissa, My whole family has history of thyroid problems both hypo and hyper and then some others. I have recently started becoming extremly tired where it is affecting my everyday life!! I am only 23 should not be this tired and I wake up in the mornings my hands are swollen, could this be my thyroid??
Thanks mom!! I love this <3
And thanks to everyone who has commented!
I hope that this is Lauren’s last. I am so lucky to call her my best friend and even more lucky to have known her strength, courage, and smile throughout this roller coaster of life’s journey!
I see my beautiful best friend who is one of the strongest people I know! So full of strength and hope! She WILL win!!
Wonderful! winner
This young lady and her mother’s friendship are the only good things that came out of her Thyroid cancer to me!
She is a fighter, a winner and a hero of mine. I’m praying this will be her last surgery and her next scans will be clean!
But, her cancer doesn’t stop her from living for the here and now. She goes for everything life has to give her! (He’s right next to her in this picture.) She’s going to be just fine. This LOVE AFFAIR has a HAPPY EVER AFTER ending! Lots of love.
Beautiful!
Beautiful… May God bless you in your next surgery…. DOWN WITH CANCER!! ALL KINDS!
so sweet! vote! 🙂