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After coming home from my mission, I went back to college for a year. Then realizing "Mr. Right" wasn't around, I returned to SLC and worked at Alta for the 1995-1996 winter season. In February 1996 I was diagnosed with breast cancer, had many rounds of chemotherapy over the next year, and returned home to my family until my death on April 17, 1997. If you are so inclined, my mother would love to hear from any of you who served with me. She never got to hear enough mission stories!
Update Aug 29, 2006: During Judy's battle with cancer, she never gave up hope. The last entry in her journal contained this thought: "I know that no matter how much I want to live... ultimately it's not up to me. I need to be able to accept that -- as well as holding on to hope. What a powerful word that is! ....talking about death doesn't mean that I'm fixated on it, it just goes along with dealing with it. I can still have hope down to my last breath 70 years from now! :) "
Sometime during her illness, Judy wrote a short story for children titled "Hope", and Judy's sister-in-law has recently published Judy's story through Heritage Makers. The little book is being honored at Heritage Makers annual reunion in September 2006. If you would like to view the book, you can send me an email.
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