Excerpt from Running Mom’s blog:-
“Blogger Raden Galoh, a breast cancer survivor and fighter, died this morning after losing a battle with breast cancer metastasis. Not every woman, not especially in this country, has the courage and empowerment to document every detail about a terminal illness such as breast cancer. She did, and educated many a soul with her written words. She was a fighter till the end.”
I never knew Raden Galoh personally. I just happened to stumble upon her blog one day while looking for articles on breast cancer on the internet. Despite not knowing her, her battle was very close to my heart, given that my own mother is a breast cancer survivor.
Her final blog entry, written exactly a month before she passed away, still brings tears to my eyes every time I re-read it. Despite her pain, she was still able to remain thankful (!) to God for her family, for a good night’s sleep, for friends who took the time to visit her, for the peace and calm that she felt despite her ordeal.
May her soul rest in peace. Inna lillah wa inna ilayhirajiun. From God we came and to Him we shall all return.
(Text in the photo is a translation from a Malay quotation that I found from the late Raden Galoh’s blog. The original Malay text read:
Bila Tuhan segera makbulkan do’amu, itu tanda Dia kasihkan dirimu…
Bila Tuhan lambat makbulkan do’amu, itu tanda Dia mengujimu…
Bila Tuhan tidak makbulkan do’amu, Dia ada perancangan lain buatmu.)
May she rest in peace. My dearest grandmother died of breast cancer, too.
WitsAndNuts: *hug*