This week's artwork was donated by Morgan , a pediatric cancer patient who received treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia . My name is Lillie. Like you, I play many roles. My roles are wife, mother, daughter, sister, nurse and friend.
All women play different roles at different times in their lives.
With each role we prepare for what will be expected of us in some general sense, and we also rely on our previous experiences to guide us in fulfilling these many roles. One role we usually do not anticipate and one that we are not prepared to play is that of a woman with breast cancer. Yet this year more than 184,000 women in the United States will have to fill that role. If you are one of these women, you are no doubt frightened of what may be lying ahead. First, however, take comfort in knowing that you are not alone in this new role.