Cervical Cancer Awareness Month- Nellie's Story

I lost my mom to cervical cancer when I was 8 years old. Her name is Nellie Meurer. Everyone who knew her called her Sissy.

She lost her battle to cervical cancer at the age of 32 on February 6,1999, 5 days before her birthday. 

In the Fall of 1997 she went to her doctor for bleeding during intercourse. They did a pap smear that came back normal. At the end of 1997 or beginning of 1998 she got a phone call saying her test results got mixed up with another woman's test. She then went to the doctor to find out she was at the end of stage 2 cervical cancer.  She  battled for almost 24 months before she ended up loosing her battle. She left behind her 3 children who were the ages of 6,8,10.

Story told by her daughter Amanda.