To the kind and generous people in the Exeter and
Milligan communities:
Last summer I heard the words, “may be cancer” and
then the word, “cancer” alone; a scary and unpleasant word.
At first I kept it to myself and told very few,
until “chemo” was introduced to my vocabulary. If I was going to beat the
cancer, chemo would become a realty. At that point, I realized that not just a
few would know but everyone would know because I would loose my hair.
The time came when I decided to tell my students.
What a tough day that it was! I started by asking if anyone knew what a bad
hair day was or if they ever had one. Then I asked what the worst hair day
would be? During third period, one student said, “having no hair”; so I shared,
“that is what is going to happen to me”!
Last Tuesday night I was amazed and honored with the
support from the Exeter-Milligan Public Schools, and the people that
“grace” these two towns. Mrs. Darcy White told me that the volleyball girls
wanted to do a pink out for me at the last home game. I wasn’t aware of the
T-shirts being sold until I was getting groceries at Greg’s, one Sunday
morning. To say the least, I was a little embarrassed. Then later I heard about
the bake sale.
The number of T-shirts sold was close to 200, and
the bake sale was very successful. I want to thank everyone for their
generosity, and the overwhelming support I have been given at this time in my
journey in life. I especially want to thank Mrs. Darcy White, the volleyball
team, Mrs. Mary Lou Vossler, Mr. Paul Sheffield, and Mr. Lin Schlueter.
Thanks for your prayers and acts of kindness,
Mrs. Judy K. Votipka
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