Iāve told you all that I live in this remote gated community now. In my mind I like to think itās a lot like the little English villages we see on TVā¦well, maybe not Midsommerā¦lol. But, i do agree with Agatha Christie, that every āvillageā is a microcosm of the world in general.
A few years ago, a couple moved here and built one of the most beautiful houses on the lake. Both husband and wife had had very successful careers and if this āvillageā had a Prince and Princess, they would be it. In time, J and I became very good friends.
During the pandemic, J called one day to confide that she was an ovarian cancer survivor before moving hereā¦ and that her cancer had returned. She told me then EXACTLY how she wanted this handledā¦NO pity! I told her that I would never ask a questionā¦but when she wanted to talk, I would be there for her. And that has worked well for us.
When the Pandemic fear subsided here and we all saw her againā¦she had lost all her lovely hair. And, yes, there was tittering about it at first in the neighborhoodā¦BUTā¦and this is not just ākindnessā talkingā¦she looked BEAUTIFUL. She had her eyebrows stenciledā¦wore larger earringsā¦and just carried herself with such great confidence! Her loss of hair looked more like a fashion statement than a consequence of cancer.
The POW, like my friend, has stunning bone structure, facial features. They both have impeccable fashion sense. On one hand, I support the POW in doing whatever emotionally is best for herā¦but my friend has been an incredible inspiration to all of us here āin the Bubbleā, as we call it. Imagine what the POW could do! Imagine the courage and self-confidence other cancer patients might draw from her!
Unfortunately, my friend has now had another reoccurrence, another surgery , ā¦and another short round of chemo. But somehow, in between, she continues to play golf, travel, entertain, and take a leadership role here in our little community. Weirdly, we sometimes forget the battle for her life that she is waging behind the scenes. No matter how and when her story ends, she has given us years of instruction in how to carry our own burdens and LIVE!
The POW is poised to do all thisā¦but on a global level. There will always be haters and deranged Sugarsā¦.but unlike this egotistical airhead Mā¦spouting word salad and racial victimizationā¦the POW has an opportunity to show the world the exact oppositeā¦that no, even CANCER cant make you a victim! While Markle is hell-bent in showing off her clothes, jewelry, material grift, I think the POW will āshow-offā her strength and the solidarity of shared empathy and inspiration.
Markle is the role model for jealousy, anger and self-pity. She can twerk around certain countries of the world holding her racial pity partiesā¦but the POW is poised to offer a message unconfined by race, gender, or ethnic background. Itās a cruel calling but maybe the POW has been called to be a role model forā¦HUMAN strength, resilience, courageā¦.the opposite of self-pity.
Think of the millions she can uplift! And I think she willā¦no matter how she handles the struggles of chemo and the loss of her hair. In a way, this is her momentā¦like when, during the bombing of WWII, the King and Queen remained in London, and kept their children there with themā¦bonding with their subjects in an incredible and indestructible way!
Part of me hopes, when we see her again, that she embraces whatever the reality is. There are little children with cancer who must face their classmates cruel teasingā¦and here would be the POW saying, āBring it on, haters. This isnāt Markleās Hollywood fakery, this is real Lifeā¦and your future Queen is strong enough to take it and yesā¦THRIVE!ā