A month ago on December 6th I found out that my bestfriend who I though had the flu, actaully had Stage 4 Adenocarcinoma. When I first heard that word, I had no idea what it meant, I just knew that it could not be anything good, especially with it being Stage 4. I did some research and discovered that it was stomach cancer, one of the hardest, if not the hardest cancer to treat. At that moment I felt like my world was crumbling. Veronica Rezebeck is the most genuine person I know. I met her when I started working for OnePoint. She was my supevisor and mentor when I first arrived. Our offices were right next to each other, so I would always go into her office for advice, help, or just to talk. She knew that I was far from home in another city all alone. Veronica invited me over several times for dinner, parties, or to babysit her two children Gabby and Sam. I would always watch how Veronica treated her children, she always asked her children " What was your intention?". If the intention was to harm then she would punish them after a long talk. If the intention was good, but it just had a bad outcome, she would understand, and simply talk to them. She gave me so many memories in such little time that she became one of the only people that I talked to on a daily basis.
Veronica had also suffered from Fibrocystic Breast Disease which is not cancer, but it is a condition where the breast feels lumpy , breast pain, and in case caused a very painful hole in her breats, and the worst part of all is like cancer ther is no real cure for it. Because Veronica had such a high tolerance for pain she and everyone else thought she was just having symptoms of her disease.
When she went to the hospital and was diagnosed with bonchitis and the flu, after having a full body scan the doctor found the cancer. She had okay days, but she had many awful days where she could not breath at all. The doctors did several surgeries and chemotherapy, but nothing helped. As soon as we thought she was doing better, she would relapse to the point that Veronica came to terms with the cancer. Veronica came to terms that she would have to miss out of seeing her children grow up or get married. When I heard those words comming out of her mouth, I felt like the wold around me was crumbling down around me, I did not want her to give up because no matter what I was full of hope, hope to see my best friend walking into the office again like nothing ever happened. Veronica mentioned that she wanted to have one last Christmas with her family, so her family and friends came together and gave their family everything they had asked for from Santa. Seeing the childrens face lit with joy was breathtaking.
Veronica passed away the day after Christmas on the morning of December 26, 2019. She had lost her battle with cancer, but in some way I felt the relief to know that she would not be in pain anymore. At the same time I felt like a piece of me was missing, ad till this day I think of her every single day. I know that she is watching over me in heaven like she always did when she was alive. I just wish I could see her again, and tell her how much I miss her.
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