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Coming to terms with the fact that my mom is terminally ill has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done. There are days when she seems fine, and I forget for a minute that her days are numbered. But then, there are terrible days when she feels sick and is unable to get out of bed. These days are getting more and more frequent as time goes by. They are becoming the new normal in my life, and the only option I have now is to try to be as OK with this as possible. But as I watch…
“I just want to feel numb,” I tell her. She stops typing and looks up at me, her eyes kind with worry. “That’s a normal thing to be feeling. You’re going through a lot.” I nod, though it is weak, and take a deep breath. This is only the second time I’ve seen my doctor, Jan*, and I already know she gets it. She wants me to feel better. She prods about other situations in my life and acknowledges them as heavy, heavier than I’ve let on, even…
Dear readers, It is with such a heavy heart that I reach out to you for your support. This week, my mom was given the news that her ovarian cancer has come back. The prognosis without alternative therapies outside the US is very poor. But we have SO much hope for these alternative therapies that have some really amazing results. The problem? She will need to travel to Mexico or Germany to complete these therapies, and soon! Please, I beg you, if you can give any amount, whether it’s $5 or $500, your contribution would mean the world…
I think when bad news is coming, sometimes your body knows it before you actually hear about it. All day today I’ve been on edge. All day I’ve had this sinking feeling, like the floor would fall out from under me any moment. I’ve lived with anxiety for years and I tried to push it aside but something kept nagging at me. Bad news is coming, it said. You just wait, it said. The feeling was right. I had every reason based on my mom’s appointment yesterday with her heme doctor to…
