Why Wealthy Affiliate Means More Than Money
I am personally way more thankful for Wealthy Affiliate and what I have been able to learn and apply than any amount of money I could ever make.
Here is why...
Five years ago my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and thankfully it was caught in very early stages. She had to go through a minor surgery and small radiation treatments along with 5 years of medications to make sure it did not come back.
This past July she was having some stomach pains and while trying to figure out the cause a nurse practitioner reviewing a scan noticed a small mass around the area of her pancreas.
Blood tests confirmed she had pancreatic cancer...
With only five days left in her 5 years of taking medications for the breast cancer, this was bad, really bad...
Inside 2 weeks she was scheduled for surgery in Miami to see if it could be removed and what would be her long term prognosis.
After the surgery we were told it was Stage 3 cancer and the surgeon had to perform a Whipple Procedure. Two thirds of her pancreas, her spleen, gall bladder and 12 lymph nodes were removed.
This is MAJOR surgery and tough for a woman 67 years old.
Five weeks later her scans appear to be clear and we have started a 6 month regimen of Chemotherapy then Chemo / Radiation followed by more Chemo.
We have good days and bad days with much more ahead I am sure.
What's the point of telling you all of this?
Wealthy Affiliate and this business called affiliate marketing allowed me and my wife to immediately pick up and relocate to South Florida so we can be with mom every minute of the day and night.
The freedom to be able to be there for your loved ones no matter what is worth more money than you could make in 10 lifetimes.
There is no possible way I could ever thank Kyle, Carson and this community enough to express my gratitude.
Learning and applying yourself every day is THAT important.
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I'm sorry that your mom is going through this but what a blessing that you have the freedom to help in her time of need.
People in other walks of life experience these same things. In fact, I may get the opportunity to relocate to S Florida soon for similar circumstances. If I were employed in a day job this would be in the way of this. Since I'm not, hey....off I go.
Joniki, that's so sad that your mom was only 5 days away from all the chemo treatments. It's a wonderful gift - time - that you have now to spend with her. I know it's hard on the caretakers, too. Keep us all posted. Lisa
Thanks for sharing this post joniki, several years ago my father had lung cancer, my wife went to Texas, (we live in Tennessee) to stay with my parents to help mom out for a year and a half, I would go home for a couple of weeks at a time and then back to work, (self employed) it's was very rough in many ways but especially financially, I was thankful for what time I did get to spend w/dad but often regret I couldn't have been there full time. Mom is now in her 70's and just had a second stint put in her heart last week, otherwise she is in decent health, but one of my main goals with IM is to be able to go to her whenever she needs me. Money should never keep one from family. My thoughts are with you and your family during this time, I know first hand how tough times like this can be.
Hey joniki, I feel sadness that your mom is ill. I feel happyness that you and your wife can be with her at this time. I hope all goes well with your mom.
Well said - Wealthy Affiliate is not about making money but rather creating pipeline income that will generate a healthy supply of income streams.You are creating options by doing this.Wishing your Mom all the best and a speedy recovery.
Wow, this is the beauty of internet marketing. When life throws you curve balls like this you can adapt.
I hope you mum pulls through this and has many good days whilst going through all the treatments to come
- Luke
I'm sorry that your Mum has had such a tough time. That is a lot for her to cope with both mentally and physically. Thank goodness she has both you and your wife as support.. Hope things continue to improve.
You're so right about the IM. 'Learning and applying every day!'
Best wishes to you and your loved ones
Beverley
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What a wonderful story, you relocating to be with your mom. Thank you for sharing . . .
it's hard to write sincerity into words; thing of you and your family . . .
thinking of you and your family . . .