The simple birthday message - plus the $5 for Starbucks 'Ms. Wegner' included as a gift - moved Lilly and her mom Trisha Anderson Bauer to tears. The text read "Happy birthday Lilly! I miss you and I still think of you when I hear certain songs and see checkered print." Lilly told TODAY.com the checkered print comment was in reference to "her 90s style." And the Starbucks gift, because Lilly always wanted a Starbucks drink.
During six months of chemotherapy in Singapore in 2015, I worked on my scholarship application for an MBA. I interviewed between my 9th and 10th chemo sessions.