Walk in My Shoes: A Survivor's Story

By Rosalie Weaver

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 6, 2010
• ISBN: 9781453581940

Rosalie Weaver

Rosalie Weaver is now 71 years old and resides in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She is happily married and shares a blessed life with her family and friends. Stemming from an Italian heritage and loving parents, her life has been extremely eventful while always grounded on solid beliefs and traditions. From New Jersey to Maryland to Virginia and now West Virginia she has traveled over mountains and through valleys, both geographically and metaphorically. The challenges she confronted were enormous and the rewards were very satisfying. Her positive attitude coupled with her relentless perseverance has allowed her to continue her journey through life even when the odds were against her. In ‘Walk In My Shoes’ Weaver shares her stories spanning 70+ years in the hope that it will motivate and inspire others who have walked similar paths—some just beginning and some ending with similar positive results, as she has witnessed. Join her on this journey and see first-hand how God and an incredible attitude can provide positive outcomes.

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The Boys and Me

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Jack

Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgment

Introduction

Chapter One

My Life as a Little Girl

Chapter Two

I Fell in Love

Chapter Three

The Disease

Chapter Four

The Chemo was Working

Chapter Five

Oh Thank God

Chapter Six

Jack

Chapter Seven

Another Mountain to Climb

Chapter Eight

God sent Me an Angel

Chapter Nine

The Wedding

Chapter Ten

The New Disease Treatment

Chapter Eleven

Life Gets Better

Chapter Twelve

Open Heart Surgery

Chapter Thirteen

The Cruise

Chapter Fourteen

The Stork is Coming

Chapter Fifteen

I Died and Came Back

Chapter Sixteen

Retirement

Chapter Seventeen

In Memory of My Parents

Chapter Eighteen

Big Problems/Little Hope

Chapter Nineteen

A Better Quality of Life

Chapter Twenty

It Came Back Again

Dedication

I dedicate this book to my husband Jack,

and my three sons—Richard, Kevin and Mark.

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True Friends and FamilyAcknowledgment

This book would not have been written without the inspiration of all the people that reached out and touched my life: my sisters, my daughters-in-law, my grandchildren and my friends.

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The Early Years

Introduction

My mind drifts back to the 1960’s. This cough was not going away, a very different kind of cough. I would sleep a lot; in fact, I would go pick up the boys from school and fall fast asleep in the car. But worst of all I had an itch all over my entire body night and day that was driving me crazy. Imagine hundreds of mosquito bites all over your body, head, legs, and arms, all over. I was going out of my mind wondering what was wrong with me. What illness do I have?

The constant itching night and day went on for three months. I was getting very little sleep and this was playing on my nerves. Then a large lump appeared on my shoulder and neck area. Now I knew something serious was happening.

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As a Little Girl

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My Sisters

Chapter One

My Life as a Little Girl

As I sit here looking out my window, all I see is mounds and mounds of snow. It is February 2010 and we have had one of our biggest snow storms. Everyone and everything is home bound. No work, no school, and no movement. I am now seventy years old and I have been blessed to reach this age, since not many people have walked the path I have, and are still living. I have three wonderful sons; Richard, Kevin, and Mark, and a wonderful husband, Jack. As you walk in my shoes you will climb mountains and go into valleys, but always think positive because that is how I reached the age of seventy.

I will begin and tell you a little about my life growing up as a little girl in New Jersey. I came from a very loving family. I have two other sisters-Donna and Frances. I was the oldest. My Mom and Dad were very loving people and always played a big part in our lives.

When I was born my Mom said my head was shaped like a hot dog roll! Back then forceps were used in deliveries. My Mom cried when she saw my head, but the doctor said it would go back into shape in a few days, thank God it did! I had the roundest, chubbiest face. When we