Theresa’s Stem Cell Transplant
My Stem Cell Transplant was done at Mass General Hospital
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“I will let fall a shower of roses. I will spend my heaven doing good on earth”
St. Therese is performing miracles with roses. My father always
gave me red roses on my feast day St. Therese. Since he passed away eleven
years ago I have not received red roses on St. Therese’s day. In May of
1999 I was diagnosed with Stage 111 breast cancer. I started chemotherapy
treatments before surgery in August. September 28th, 1999 was my sixth chemo
treatment. My husband John came home that day with a dozen & half red
roses. I had tears in my eyes asking “Why after six treatments are you bringing
me flowers?” He said ” I was at shopping at the market and these roses
jumped out at me in the florist section. I just felt you had to have them”
I said ” John, I haven’t had red roses on St. Therese’s day in
eleven years !!!” St. Therese’s feast day is October 1st and the roses
lasted for two weeks. I truly believe it was my father & St. Therese
making sure I had a sign that would give me peace and faith in my healing.
I dried my red roses and brought them to the
Historic Visit of St. Thérèse’s Relics on Sunday, October 24,
at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. I touched the dried red roses to St. Therese’s Relic
3 times. It is a miracle that her Relics came to Boston in the fall of 1999.
Another sign is the 1999 Making Strides for Breast
Cancer walk was held on St. Therese’s feast day .
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