Trust me .. finding out that your child has cancer goes way beyond the standard meaning of 'shock'. Its more shocking than shocking if that even remotely makes sense. BUT to add to the shock was the 'dumb struck' feeling of 'but how on earth does a child that never gets sick and is at the peak of her fitness get this disease'.
Bad things can happen to anybody at anytime
Let me put you in the picture here. Kirstin is sport mad as in 'life is second to sport'. She has won gold in the South African Junior Women's Rowing Championship, the Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal and Eastern Cape Rowing Championships and she rowed for the Gauteng Provincial Junior Women's league. To add to that she plays first team hockey and has played hockey for the Gauteng Provincial Junior Woman's League. She is beautiful (and thats an understatement), she is popular and ever since she squatted 120 kilogram weights she is somewhat feared at school as well...... get the picture?
i can give testament to the amazing athlete which is kirstin smith! i have had the honour and privilege to coach kirst since she was a young pip squeek in std 5 and since then she hasnt stopped. spending many hours, days, years out at the dam i feel privilege to call this incredible young lady and her family my friends.
ReplyDeletethere are not many families like the smiths and if anyone can get through this its them.
my prayers and thoughts are with you constinly.