The lovely Kate at
Kate on Thin Ice has set up a challenge for bloggers who want raise awareness of breast cancer and
Breakthrough Breast Cancer's campaign to fight the disease.
She wants to find 90 bloggers who will write 90 words about an important woman in their lives and I have decided to join the group. I am about the 44th I think, so if you think you could write a short post to spread the word ... go for it by clicking on the link to
Kate's blog.
Around 1000 women and men die of breast cancer each month. Let's do something to help beat it.
This is my post about Johnny. 90 words is not enough, but I have tried.
Johnny was the reason I started to work in school. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer & needed a person to fill in for her.She became my friend & my inspiration. Johnny was Scottish, with a lilting accent and a twinkle in her eye.She wore Mickey Mouse t-shirts and open toed sandals.She was useless with the photo copier and wicked with the children. She was one of the kindest people I ever met.She fought cancer with the strength of a lioness, but it eventually beat her.I still feel her presence in the library at school. I still imagine her laugh. I miss her.
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