We (the husband and I) are celebrating New Year’s with my sister and her family in beautiful Costa Rica! As always, I find myself reflecting upon the last year and the lessons it taught me. 2021 saw me lose my beloved mother to lung & liver cancer. It was a short battle, lasting a mereContinue reading “Happy New Year from Costa Rica!”
Tag Archives: cancer
It’s a Waiting Game
Now, we wait. My Mom got her final results in regarding her cancer. Although the primary site is her lungs, her liver is full of tumours and it is not functioning. Less than a week later, she had an appointment with an oncologist specializing in lung cancer, and given her prognosis. Without treatment? Two weeks.Continue reading “It’s a Waiting Game”
Dealing
It’s been a few weeks since we got the news that my Mother has Stage 4 Cancer. We’ve yet to receive all the information and she’s yet to see an oncologist. Bone scan was done two days ago, liver biopsy is in two days and the lung biopsy is yet to be scheduled. In theContinue reading “Dealing”
Devastating
A little back story, so you get where I’m coming from. My Dad split when I was 7, and my older sister was 12. She took on a mothering role, in addition to my actual mother, who was struggling to raise two kids alone, back in the days when that wasn’t common around here. IContinue reading “Devastating”
E. E. Wildwood 