Norcal Gma 2 on Nostr: Today, I spent some time talking to my daughter, who is a recent breast cancer ...

Today, I spent some time talking to my daughter, who is a recent breast cancer survivor. It makes my heart happy that she is feeling healthier and, in her words, cheerful even.
I was very young when she was born and we grew up together.
She received a scholarship to spend a year in Germany through the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange when she was 16. I wanted to visit her in Germany during her last month before coming home, so I saved $300 and used my air miles for a plane ticket. No credit card or backup plan.
We wandered all over France and Germany, mostly seeing anything that was free. We did pay to go to the Louvre, though. It stayed with her that I was so fixated on this magnificent sculpture. So when we got back to her host family, she gave me her sketch to remember our trip. We flew home with $5 left between us and the experience of a lifetime.
My daughter's vision of Winged Victory: Nike of Samothrace.