to honor my mom
I have not posted in quite some time. I hope all of you who recognize my name are still doing well! My story is that my mom was dx in '07 with stage 4 CC. I was her caretaker through out her battle. She went through the "usual" with treatments, oxy + avastin, K-ras mutation, folfiri + avastin, back to oxy, had sirspheres. She passed on to a better place August 29, 2010, peacefully.
I'm doing as well as can be expected with respect to finding a new normal, but still miss her tremendously. I know that will never subside. I check up on those whose names I remember to see how you are doing, some are still here some are not.
The great news I have is that I have been recently contacted by Hospice, the chapter organization who took care of my mom at the very end and was asked to sit on their board. I am very humbled by their request and am ecstatic to part of this great organization. I thought I would share it with all of you and I can't think of a better way to honor the memory of my mom. I continue to keep everyone on this board in my thoughts, keep fighting and may the new year bring a cure!
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What great respect
That is wonderful...you must be a great caregiver. I pray for the best to you and your new assignment. Jeff
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A Mother's name
You’ve already honored your mom by having taken care of her in need. Nothing measures up to a child’s care for a parent! That you still feel the need to do more for her memory only proves how wonderful a daughter you’ve always been. And I am sure it contributed to her satisfaction and comfort. When I read your post, the lines of an unknown poet I read on the net years ago came to my mind
No painter's brush, nor poet's pen,
In justice to her fame,
Has ever reached half high enough,
To write a mother's name.
Good luck in future office, I am sure your Mom would have been pleased!
Sander
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