Death Is Not Dying

It has been a while since something has moved us so much. In fact, I can't remember the last time we watched something that has impacted us this way.

A couple of nights ago, Jonny and I watched a video of a Canadian woman named Rachel Barkey, who is dying of cancer. Rachel is only 37, a mother of 2 young children, and after 4 years of battling with breast cancer, she is now dying. The cancer has spread to her whole body and she doesn't have long to live.

What would you do if you were in her shoes? What would you want to tell people, to tell your young children, if you knew you were leaving them soon forever?

Well, Rachel recently gave a presentation to a group of women in Vancouver that was recorded and told them why she believes "Death is not Dying." Many people have asked Rachel, “Why? Why is this happening to you? To Neil? To Kate and Quinn? To your family and friends?” “I don’t ask ‘why?’” says Rachel. “Because I know.”

Watch it yourself or listen to her and you will understand why we are so moved (click on blue letters/links to watch or listen). Since watching the video, Jonny and I can't stop thinking of her. I even think of her in the middle of the night, she has had a tremendous impact on me...

I plan to write to her soon and I hope she will get to read my letter. But in the meantime, I just want to say: "Thank you Rachel for your testimony. Thank you for explaining it so well. We have learned so much from you. You are not dying in vain; you are fulfilling the purpose you have pursued. Thank you and you will not be forgotten."