My name is Phyllis Mosmiller and 5 years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. After
treatment I took an early retirement, sold my home and my husband and I moved
to Ocean City for a new beginning. When we had our new house built, as part of the
landscaping design, I requested an area that was in the shape of a butterfly to fill with
flowers to represent my new beginning. This year, since it is my fifth anniversary of being
a breast cancer survivor, I planted mostly pink flowers within the butterfly and in my
yard to celebrate and to remind me of my good fortune to be a survivor. It gives me
great pleasure working in my garden--especially on the butterfly. Since this butterfly
garden design has given me such pleasure, I wanted to share this idea with other
breast cancer survivors who might enjoy the idea of creating their own pink butterfly to
represent how blessed we are. Wouldn't it be a neat site to be riding along and see a
pink butterfly garden and immediately know that a breast cancer survivor lives there
and is blessed to be able to produce such a great site for all to enjoy.
From our September 2008 Newsletter (view Newsletter) |
