{"id":26611,"date":"2020-12-15T19:55:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T19:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=329592"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:15:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:15:51","slug":"breast-cancer-survivors-family-designs-a-holiday-light-show-in-her-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/breast-cancer-survivors-family-designs-a-holiday-light-show-in-her-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast Cancer Survivor\u2019s Family Designs a Holiday Light Show in Her Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the last decade, Daniel and Rosanna Christian<\/a> have always put a lot of effort into their holiday decor. They create a different Christmas light and music show every year on the outside of their house on Winding Walk in Concord, North Carolina, with themes ranging from Star Wars to Harry Potter and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAll of the people you know, that come from everywhere to come and see our lights. It\u2019s really a lot of fun just to bring that happiness,\u201d says Rosanna.<\/span><\/p>\n

But this year, Daniel decided his Christmas lights needed to be a tribute to his wife<\/a> and everything she\u2019s been through in the last year and a half.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI was diagnosed in July of last year with triple-negative stage one breast cancer<\/a>. It came as a shock,\u201d says Rosanna. \u201cI was 34, you know, pretty much the healthiest person you\u2019d ever meet. And it just goes to show that cancer is not biased in any way. It can hit anyone at any moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rosanna underwent surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. It took several months of treatment to rid her body of the aggressive triple-negative cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For Daniel, the worst part about his wife\u2019s breast cancer was that he felt helpless and couldn\u2019t do anything to save her from it. All the same, he was proud of her bravery and tenacity as she fought it off.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAll I did was sat there and watched her go through that. And I\u2019d say, \u2018You are my Wonder Woman. I mean, you\u2019re going through some really deep valleys in your life. And you\u2019re coming up so fast. And that, to me is the true definition of Wonder Woman,’\u201d Daniel says.<\/span><\/p>\n

So in honor of his wife\u2019s battle and her new status as a breast cancer survivor, Daniel has decorated the house with pink lights this year and set the show to the tune of the Wonder Woman theme song<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve dedicated that song purely for my wife,\u201d says Daniel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Through this challenging journey, the Christian family has learned that there\u2019s always something they can be thankful for, even when life isn\u2019t going the way they expected or desired.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLook for joy in every moment; there\u2019s always something to be thankful for always,\u201d explains Rosanna. \u201cWhatever the lockdown has taken from you, whether it\u2019s your job, your family, anything, there\u2019s still something to be thankful for no matter what the circumstances are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out the video below to hear more of the Christian family\u2019s story and see their special holiday light show in action.<\/span><\/p>\n

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