The Cookie Cure by Susan Stachler

Author:Susan Stachler [Stachler, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2017-12-19T05:00:00+00:00

Dear Sue,

You had a beautiful voice and loved singing so much. Even though you would get nervous and splurge on pricey Mitchum antiperspirant, your onstage performance with your high school choral group meant so much to you that it was worth it. But modeling on a stage would have been unthinkable for you. Of course, there weren’t any elaborate fund-raising events back then, so a fashion show like the one Susan participated in wouldn’t even have been a possibility. But besides that, we couldn’t even make it across my bedroom in Mother’s high heels, trying to mimic the beauty queens of the day, without our ankles wobbling. Most of all, you never wanted anyone making a fuss over you. The fewer people who knew about your disease the better. And your humility made me love you all the more.

So why did it mean so much to me to see Susan on that stage? Good question. When I cracked open the door to the expansive ballroom and saw fifty tables set with ten places each, I nearly panicked. I thought, What in the world have I done to her? I know, I should have thought it through more carefully before I convinced her to model at the gala. But I couldn’t help myself. I knew that Susan would remind those women that cancer can happen to anyone. When Susan stepped out from behind the curtain, the ballroom exploded with deafening applause. She didn’t even flinch. I was amazed by her grace and self-confidence. She didn’t quite look like her old self yet, but there was a radiance in her face I hadn’t seen before. I was watching Susan and seeing some part of you. I know that Susan did this for me…and maybe she stepped out there for you too.

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