My Mom Has Cancer
Yup, you read that right.
I had mentioned in my "as of writing this" in my last post that on Tuesday evening my mom informed Mrs. Pirate and I that she has stage 3 carcinoma. I.e. breast cancer.
The news came as a massive shock, and I took the news pretty hard for a bit. Of all the people, why my mom, yknow?
What's sparking me to write this post now is that I had a call with my mom a few hours ago (at the time of writing this). The good news is, her odds are great. The bad news is, she's going to have to go through some rounds of chemotherapy as well as get a double mastectomy.
Mama Pirate, despite the news, has a really beautiful outlook on it all. She seems at peace with it, and is determined to kick this cancer's ass.
"My hair will grow back, I've always wondered what I'd look like with short hair" she says. As well as "I'm in my 50s, what good is having boobs? I won't have to spend money on bras at least."
"Or shampoo" I add.
I've lost a lot of people I cared about to various cancers, and have seen even more go through the toll cancer takes on their bodies. But I know if anyone can make it through it, it's my mom. I feel fortunate, because she could be in a lot worse circumstances. All we can do is be there for the people we care about who are suffering.
I wanna ask a small favor. If you have enjoyed my blog for any length of time, it would mean a great deal to both my mother and I if you could email me a small message of support. Or write a little note in my guestbook if you prefer that. Doesn't have to be anything major, I would just like to send my mom some kind words from people who read her son's blog. That's all, and thank you in advance.
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