It's breast cancer. My mom was actually diagnosed at stage IV 11 years ago and it was thought that she had only months at that point. She responded very well to a brand new drug that had just been FDA approved. She was never in full remission and has needed various chemo drugs all these years, but she has done a lot with her life and improved life for many others along the way.
It's very hard to let go, Tad. It's also very hard to see my mom suffer. Her quality of life is extremely poor. Last week she was scheduled to try a new chemo drug, but she started deteriorating rapidly. She seems to have only days left.
Tad, as hard as this is we are so blessed to be able to love our mothers through the end of their lives. We've been through tremendous heartache with our individual sitches, but watching a parent die puts it all in perspective.
