Kathleen Cairns:  

Hi, I grew up in Nicetown and went to St. Stephen's and Little Flower. I married my high school sweetheart,Skip, and we are still together. It hasn't been easy but what is? We had two boys and then a little girl. Our little girl,Melissa, got very sick (cancer) and lost her battle one week after her third birthday. The only thing that kept me going was knowing that I had two little boys who needed me. Life has been very difficult since. We had another baby,(Matt) after that, but everyday is a struggle when you lose a child. Shortly after that, our seven year old son, Eric, was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes. Of course we were devastated. He is now married with two children. Our oldest son, Chris, is married and has two children also. So we have four beautiful grandchildren. They are the loves of our lives, our little angels. We live in Collegeville. My husband just lost his job after thirty five years. I work part-time in an OB/gyn office and have been there for fifteen years. We enjoy going to the beach, and spending time with our family. Update 12/08/2010 Skip found a job shortly after I wrote this story, although, it only paid half of what...Expand for more