Not really piecing and trying not to jinx it, but

[Freckle6]

Just when my life is fairly happy again, reality comes and gives it the middle finger. We found out recently that my MIL has bowel (?) cancer. I'm not too sure of the specifics as she's still getting tests (a bone scan this week to see if it's spread to her bones...) and honestly, I don't want to know the details yet because anything short of her being here for another 20 years is too much for me to process. I do get the impression that this is serious due to the talk of looking for it spread to her bones.

I can't describe how much I love this woman and how much she means to me. I am so blessed to have her and my FIL in my life. I would never have gotten through those first couple of years without either of them. In a time when many in-laws distance themselves, instead they treated me as their own daughter. If anyone has some good thoughts or prayers to spare for her, I'd really appreciate it.