a long-expected phone call

[valarltd]

My sister called me today. (not jlm121, my other sister)

My stepfather is dying in earnest. Mom expects him to go tonight or tomorrow. They have everything planned and under control.

I'm stuck here, 500 miles away.

Sad, relieved, angry, yep, indescribable is the best.

Fucking Cancer.
Mom got five years with a good man. Not near payment enough for the 20 years spent with lousy ones.

Michelle left a husband and two sons behind when she died at age 37.

thamiris

My own uncomfortable months and treatments in the last four years for breast lumps and squamous cervical cells.

_redpanda_

Mom, for the same squamous cells that led to a hysterectomy.

minitrog



Skip the hugs and sympathy. I'm furious. Do something instead.

Go to reannon's LJ and donate to the Relay for Life.

Make a daily visit to http://www.thebreastcancersite.com

Make a cap for a chemo patient. http://www.chemocaps.com

Donate to St. Jude's Hospital. www.stjude.org

Make a blanket with Project Linus for a kid undergoing something painful.

Comments

[winterknight.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry about your step-father. I lost my grandma to cancer and it was awful. :( Cancer has also stolen too many young people. We're off to a charity event for kids tonight.