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[always2late]

It is no secret, to those that know me, that my parents and I have a somewhat estranged relationship. If pressed, I would describe it as an uneasy truce, however, that does not mean that I wish harm to come to them. Several months ago my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time of her diagnosis it was discovered that it had metastasized to her spine. After several rounds of different medications, they finally hit upon one that seemed to be working. Her tumors began shrinking and the cancer markers in her blood were decreasing. Recently the medication stopped working, and they found that the tumors in his spine were returning, and had spread to her hip. This past week she had a port put in and began aggressive chemotherapy. Yesterday I went to visit her, and the chemo is taking its toll. She is very weak, sick, and in a lot of pain.

Please, light a candle for my mom.