life dont ever forget every day matters mcmanamy 36 of mcfarland wisconsin was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in april 2013 but it was her terminal diagnosis in august 2014 that had her thinking about her family members lives without her she told abc news in july knowing her life could be cut short mcmanamy decided shed leave a little something behind for her toddler brianna prewritten greeting cards celebrating all the significant moments life has to offer theyre like this physical representation of this is all of the stuff im going to miss she said im going to miss everything and i never like missing anything im always the last one to leave the party inside more than 40 different cards mcmanamy said she offered her daughter advice shared jokes and wished her all the happiness in the world heather mcmanamy said she hopes to hand some of the cards to her daughter brianna herself courtesy heather mcmanamy i did them for when shes older or younger random encouragement bad day wedding drivers license even first breakup mcmanamy said my husband and i have been together for 13 years and we have a really special relationship i see bris awesomeness as a personification of our love she grew up with mommy having cancer as normal but shes so happy and hilarious that kid loves to dance and shake her butt shes a special empathetic kid and she really cares for other people i dont care what she does in her life she added i just want her to find her happiness life it short if shes true to herself everything will be ok mcmanamy has written a memoir titled cards for brianna a lifetime of lessons and love from a dying mother to her daughter the book will be released in april 2016