Luckily, Trishsailedthroughherpregnancywithnocomplications.“, pregnancywouldhavebeenit.Itwasa10-hourlabourbutIdidn'ttakeanygasorpainkillers-I'drathergivebirthto10babiesinarowthangothroughonesessionofchemotherapy.”AndOnMay8，1998，, though, Trishdiscoveredanotherlumponherneck-helymphomawasback.
“Iwasterrified,”shesays.“Itwasn'tjustmeIwasthinkingabout, '?”
, itwasgruellingbutafteronlysixweeksTrishwasfreeofthecancer.
“Icouldn'tbelieveit,”shesays.“Afterallthosemonthsofchemotherapy, .I'dbeengivenafreshchanceatlife.”
Thecancerhadbeenbeaten, butTrish'sbattleswerefarfromover.“Thechemotherapyhadleftmewithterriblejointproblems,”shesays.“, 'tevenbathher, letaloneplaywithher.”
ThereweretimeswhenTrishwassoillshecouldn'tevencarryCaitlindownstairs.“Iwouldlayheracrossmylapandcomedownthestaironmybum.”
Butnow, gradually, Trish', slowprocessbutsheisregainingherstrengthandthreemonthsagoTrishandPaulgotmarried-withCaitlinaschiefbridesmaid.
“Theweddingringsweboughtfiveyearsatwerebadlytarnished,”saysTrish,“buttheypolishedupwellandit''tbelievewhatwehavecomethroughbuttheimportantthingiswehavecomethrough.”“Fouryearsago, Ididn'tevenknowifI'dbealivetodayandIcertainlyneverdreamedI'dhavesuchabeautifullittlegirl, butI''mnotgratefulforthetimeIhavewithher.”
3岁的凯特琳·赫奇斯用尽她所有的力气，顽皮地爬到妈妈特里斯的身上，用力地拉着妈妈的胳膊以引起她的注意。当37岁的特里斯胳肢她时，她痒得哈哈地笑着倒了下去。
她们能像这样坐在彼德伯勒家中的起居室里真的是个奇迹。因为在四年前，特里斯不得不作一个可怕的抉择。她患上了癌症，并接受了化疗。如果她继续治疗，凯特琳·赫奇斯将会被流产。如果她选择保住凯特琳，停止化疗的话，她就可能被宣告死亡。
