Delilah Davis

October 18th, 2007

I was born and raised in Kansas and have never lived anywhere else. And I have never needed to live elsewhere because my whole family is here, and I have a big family. I have four children – two boys and two girls, as well as four grandchildren – three grand boys and one grandbaby girl. I wouldn’t trade living in Kansas for anything.However, I did fall on hard times about five years ago when I was diagnosed with diabetes. I was going to the doctor for a routine check-up and left the doctor’s office knowing that I was a diabetic. The doctor told me that my blood sugar level was at 450. Most non-diabetic persons have an average blood sugar level of 80 to 100. I was so terrified when I was first diagnosed. I didn’t know anything about the disease except the horror stories I had heard from others. (more…)

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Mollie Fennell Hillyer

October 11th, 2007

Mine is a story of second chances. In 2002, after a divorce, I moved back to New Orleans. I was lucky enough to start seeing a man whom I had dated back in 1985. On June 11, 2005, I married this wonderful man. We started our married life in Pass Christian, MS. Two months later Katrina came rushing towards us and we evacuated to Mobile, AL, where my husband’s son lived. We lost everything. We were blessed that we did not lose any friends or family.

We spent months going back and forth to Pass Christian trying to salvage things. I had not been feeling well for awhile. Our first year anniversary was on June 11, 2006, but I was too ill to celebrate. A few days later I was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. It was then when I was diagnosed with stage 4 non-small-cell lung cancer. The tumors were in both lungs. One was the size of an orange. I had 12 tumors throughout my liver. I had only a few months to live. (more…)

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