Don’T Count Me out Yet

This book is about my many battles

with cancer. I have had cancer six

times and I am currently on chemo as

maintenance for precaution measures.

In addition to cancer, I have had other

health issues over the years including

two complete knee replacements. This

book is also about my life and my

children and grandchildren and family,

but it is mostly to show people there is

life after cancer and to never give up.

I was born into humble beginnings in

a little town called Bluff City, Virginia.

I was one of six siblings. I had two

brothers and three sisters. I was the next

to last. We didnt have much growing

up, but we had each other and a lot

of love. I went to school in Narrows,

Virginia and graduated in 1964. I met

my husband, Roy, in 1967 and we were

married a year later after his tour of duty

in Vietnam. We had two boys, Randy

and Rusty, and three grandchildren. I

worked at a local factory for 37 years

until my retirement in 2004. I have

always loved to write. I have written

many poems and stories, mostly for

personal use. This is my first book, but

I felt I had a story to tell and I hope it

will encourage others who are either

going through the same battle or who

have been through it.