Chocolate cake trumps cancer most days….
It was six layers high and between each layer of chocolate cake there was a rich, creamy buttery chocolate filling.
A chocoholics’ answer to nirvana.
Remember how Leroy blogged about playing the cancer card?
He always wondered if calling for a restaurant reservation and mentioning the fact that he was a cancer patient would make a difference in the table or being seated quickly. He never really did that, but it was a source of conversation every now and then.
Well, he did play the cancer card six years ago this evening, when he declared our wedding cake had to be the biggest chocolate cake he’d ever imagined. How could I deny him this dream cake? Not a chance.
It was decorated with a big silver heart, a bride and groom and the word “Celebrate” written across the top.
Cancer had dug deep into his bones by this time and he felt it stabbing at his nerves. It hurt, but he collected every ounce of strength he had and stood next to me to say “I do.”
In front of wonderful family and friends we sealed our 26 years of togetherness.
It was a bitter-sweet day, except for those few minutes, when I looked at him, next to me and watched as he devoured
that chocolate cake.
We were just like any other wedding couple for those few minutes….cancer couldn’t touch us.
June 21, 2014 @ 7:19 am
Those are the moments we keep with us..they bring a smile to our face and a moment of peace frozen in time.
June 20, 2014 @ 9:35 am
A memory worth everything . . .
June 19, 2014 @ 9:48 pm
There is a spot I rarely touch from my cancer time, your memory opens up that flood of gratitude, awe, pain, sorrow, wonder and yes even anger at all that has been taken and all that has been given.
I was asked by a younger person today what it’s like to have cancer, how in the world do you explain the sorrow, the pains, the joys, the loss of two years and all that you had?
You don’t, you can try, but the explanation falls short.
Al least some times cancer can’t touch you and I danged sure would like a piece of chocolate cake right about now.
June 20, 2014 @ 5:42 pm
YOU are so right!!