Sometimes we have to make a sudden change of plans. Received a few texts and a phone call Friday night. My mom is in the hospital, she is in severe pain. After tests, with her screaming in pain it is determined she has an extremely large mass in her chest.
It’s cancer.
The mass is so large it has compressed and created stress fractures on several of her thoracic vertebrae. Her legs are going numb. It does not look good.
Can I come right away? But I have a class, with registered students, on Saturday. I also have a very busy week coming up getting ready for graduation, Girl Scout camporee, and a graduation party.
I get through my class, reading text updates and rescheduling my upcoming week. It looks like surgery on Tuesday. I finish up, run home, and head down to the UMass Medical Center in Worcester. Where I am currently catching up on my rescheduled classes and sitting with my mom. Surgery bumped to Sunday, her case is so urgent.
Many thanks to the friends I emailed to cover just about everything I had volunteered to do this week.
So sorry you and your family are going through all of this! Thoughts and prayers for your mom, you and your family.
Hi Gail, sorry to hear about your mom. I was wondering why I hadn’t seen you coming and going. I hope your mom recovers quickly. Michael will add her to his prayer list. My best to everyon