None of us really think we're ever going to die…even if death is staring us in the face. Kathy Wilson battled ovarian cancer for fifteen years. For 5,475 days, she woke up every morning wondering how many days she had left on the planet. Emotionally managing that unrelenting stress takes incredible coping skills.
As Kath's husband of thirty years, I had a front row seat to her personal drama. But to understand how she remained emotionally intact, you have to understand how she became the person she was.
Soldier On is not only Kath's story but the story of those who influenced her and set the stage for the happiness and heartbreak that followed. Sometimes we make bad choices in life that haunt us for the rest of our days. Sometimes things happen that are beyond our control. Kath often said she had a "Life before cancer, and a life after cancer," with a sharp line of demarcation.
This book tells the story of both lives and how the first influenced the second and how both of them combined to help her to emotionally survive the disaster of ovarian cancer. After you read it, you may appreciate the sunrise of each new day a little bit more. If you do, then Kath's death will not have been in vain.
