My friend, Sarah was very active on Twitter, Facebook, and was an amazing photograher and blogger on both her personal blog and amongst the group of writers from Mothers With Cancer.
Sarah was a doting wife and loving mother of three young daughters. She was the kind of woman you could meet one time and walk away feeling like you had known her all your life.
I know because that is exactly how I felt after I met her.
It was a busy day at the hospital and she was sitting with her husband having her weekly chemo infusion. I was at the hospital meeting with the breast surgeon Sarah had referred me to after I had found a couple lumps in one of my breasts. I knew that no matter what the outcome was of that appointment I needed to stop by and say hello and thank her for being such a bright light of information and support during the very dark and scary two weeks between finding the lumps and going to my appointment.
I remember thinking she didn't look anything like a cancer patient. She looked beautiful, strong, and when I gave her a pack of gummy bears (her favorite kind) she gave me the sweetest smile.
Sarah was always a beacon to those around her. Even to those who never met her in real life. To the hundreds (if not thousands) of people she inspired and supported on Twitter her loss will be felt just as deeply as those who had the blessing of spending time with her. Because time with Sarah was sweet no matter how it was spent.
I will miss seeing her pop up on my Twitter feed everyday. I loved the sweet comments she would leave whenever I posted a picture of my boys on Facebook and through those she shared of her family, her beloved dogs, the many goats she raised, and the delectable mouth-watering pies she would bake.
Sarah was my friend. She made me laugh. More often than not she made me consider driving 30 miles to her home so I could snatch a pie off her kitchen counter. She may not have lived long (by a longshot) but I do believe she loved hard.
Godspeed sweet Sarah. I will see you again!
