Feedback from my friends on this drawing challenge topic ‘horror’, listed feelings of loss from losing a child, or the mere possibility of losing a child being horrific. others listed intruders invading their home or having to rush a sick child to the ER not knowing what was wrong. Another friend of mine who lost her father to cancer (he caught it late in the stage and had a very painful process in leaving this life) said this, which struck my heart:
“it’s funny because i dont consider cancer itself horrific. Left untreated, it kills undetected for quite some time and when it finally shows its ugly face, the death is rather quick and there is not that much suffering. It’s watching the person you love fight with everything they have just to be around you longer. That suffering, the selfless suffering of the person undergoing treatment is horrible. I would never ask my loved one to suffer like that because the person thinks i want them there longer.”
With all that in mind, the thought of losing a child, and losing a loved one to cancer… the heartache involved, I did a quick search and came across this article of two parents who watched their child slowly leave this life enduring the horrific disease of leukemia. Watching the video and seeing the pictures – I couldn’t hold back my tears… my heart was swelling with sympathy for that family – and all other families who have had to endure similar situations :'( My heart goes out to you all! ♥ :'(
