That day was the day that made our suspicions real. It was the day when we decided to try and change our fear into faith. It was the day when our younger sister had her appointment with the neurologist. She had already been poked and prodded. She had been asked questions and more questions. She knew before all of us; even before the doctor said the words.
“You have ALS.”
When you hear the diagnosis, some may cry (that’s me); some may say “what do we do?” (that’s my older sister) and then there is my younger sister. She sat in that office and said “I’m going to have the Stephen Hawking ALS.”
Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS at age 21. He was given a few years to live. He died at age 76.
We’ve had one week to have this settle into our minds. We have decided since we live in three different provinces in Canada that we will enjoy a video chat each morning when we can. My younger sister said this morning that she is hooked and I am too.
Yesterday, my sister asked me to document her journey. I’ve chosen this platform to do that. I hope that people will be able to see the strength in her through my posts.
So, who are we. We are the Steele sisters. Carol, the oldest, Tina, the youngest and I’m Penny, the middle one. In my next post I want to share a little about who we are but for now, we are STEELE standing!
Yes we are!!
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