Sue received news over the weekend that her cousin, Alexis, had succumbed to the cancer he had been fighting for several years. Alexis and his lovely family lived in Mexico, but they spent much of their time in the United States and the children, now all accomplished adults, were schooled in the U.S. and/or Europe. Alexis was somewhat of a mythical figure in the Rovzar constellation of stars. His illness and the battle brought him to a better place in respect to family and faith. He was a good man, not perfect, but a pilgrim on a path in search of something greater than he had ever sought before. While his alloted time was short...and all knew that....his passing was still a surprise. He was only sixty years old. His beautiful wife and children will miss him sorely.
Of late, we have met, often by chance, acquaintances and old friends we have not seen for years. I am surprised by the striking incidence of cancer among these people.. One of our dear friends is starting another round of chemotherapy after undergoing a second surgery to remove tumors. Another had prostate cancer, while several breast cancer survivors are among the group. Of course, I am in that group as well. How many more are there?
SRH
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