Saturday April 14th 2012
As I sit here this morning...I look back at the last week and Just breathe a sigh of relief! My Mom, who has taken care of me through my entire cancer journey is now in need of healing. I found it easy to be the patient. It was simple being the patient. I had no choice I did what I had to do to LIVE! I always said that it must be much harder on the caregivers than the patient.
I and my siblings are now caregivers to my Mom. I guess we have always tried to make things easier on her since becoming an adult, But now it takes on a whole new meaning since our family has been introduced to the cancer world. She has not been diagnosed with cancer, But when you here that your Mom has a 2 cm Ampullary mass and it is covering the Pancreas. And you yourself have been battling Pancreatic cancer....it hits close to home! I do not wish my Mom to go through what I have had to endure! For some idiot reason...I was wishfully thinking that I was going to be the only one to face anything like cancer. I keep up the positivity and good thoughts, but when your Mom tells you that she has been suffering from the same symptoms that I had....Then red flags go up! I am scared...there I admit it. But I will not let it show. We will get to the bottom of this and mom will be able to enjoy her grandchildren and her great grandchildren to come! I have faith! And with that... and a positive attitude, we will overcome