I am my mothers 8th child

I am the youngest out of eight children.Today is my parents 53rd wedding anniversary.My Mother has recurrent ovarian cancer,she was diagnosed two years ago right before Christmas and was flown immediately in to Boston for emergency surgery.When they heard the news,my Father just dropped and layed over my mother at the hospital and started sobbing.
She had surgery,everything removed,complications,blockage,collapsed veins, blood transfusions etc..
then after 6 months of chemo it looked promising,her cancer count was 6.Then all of a sudden few months and problems started,hospital stays for weeks at a time,in and out then back in again few days later.My parents dog,Whisper,whom they got when she was a pup and my older sister got the sister to whisper,had been diagnosed with cancer..later died,they where heart broken to say the least.My Mom has a tube because problems w her bowels and now she hasnt eaten any food since january of this year.she gets her nutrients from a bag of liquid everyday.The tube wont allow any food to pass thru.She cant receive chemo because her body is too weak and last 2times she ended up in hospital.its been months w no chemo,she just sits in a recliner all day,dosent say much,no energy,natious all the time,but mostly fatigued.My dad has been by her side throughout this.He slept in a chair at the hospital every night and never left her side only for a minute.Hes a mess and said "im afraid without your mother,theres nothing left in this world for me" Its the most painfull thing in the world to see my Mom,whos spent her hole life giving and helping others,suffer in such a horrible way.She was a nurse,Head director of nursing at the hospital i was born.(the Dr there said"your mother was an advocate for the nurses here,shes considered a hero still today around here")she became a Dr, and a Professor of nursing.Awards and numerous articles in the News Paper"how does she do it?" one of the headlines read.She was raised by her grandparents and grew up with little money.My Father whos dad,died when he was just 2yrs old,his brother died when he was an infant as well.This left my Dad to be the only boy that had to take care of his one sister and his mother.when he got older and married,he would visit my grandmother everyday,and always told her he loved her.She died at the age of 96,he visits his mothers grave often.He never has forgotten his father & brother as well, & still goes to visit there gravestones regularly,even though he didnt get to be a big brother or a son to them.
So even though they grew up with much struggle and worked so hard,they could have decided to live this extravagant life style,seeing as my dad became a well established,respected lawyer and my mom a Doctor and Very much adored by all her students and equally loved by her co-workers,a Professor of Nursing,they decided to share it all with eight children.
They are the 2 most incredible,unselfish,honest,hardworking,loving,loyal and beautifull people i have ever met and probably ever will.I am scared for my mother,terribly afraid of losing her to this disease.Equally i am so afraid of what will happen to my dad if shes no longer alive.At a time in their lives (72)where they should be relaxing and finally enjoying eachother,my dad is now come to her aid, changing my mothers tubes,bags,medications etc. and helping her walk to the bathroom.Theyve always been active,trips ,hiking,gardening,family gatherings...then cancer came and turned my family inside out,robbed my parents of eachother and my mother of her independance and now at times,it looks like it will take the rest.Please God just let my mother get well even if its for a few months,long enough,well enough,to enjoy the sunshine and smell the air and the mornings wich she loved the best,the birds,the flowers and to be able to walk on the beach one more time with my Dad who has loved her since the first time he saw her, decades ago and still does even more today,on there 53rd wedding anniversary.Please,Blessed mother mary,here my prayer. "may the virgin mary mother be praised,adored and glorified throughout the whole world forever and ever,Amen" Thank you K.S