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Originally Posted by aephi alum
My thoughts and prayers for all of you going through a tough time.
And now it's my turn. My mother has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The five-year survival rate is 38% if they catch it early and operate (and the surgery is not easy). If it's metastasized, that rate goes down to 3% - THREE PERCENT - with most patients dying within a year of being diagnosed.
I just got off the phone with my father. He is urging me to visit for my mother's birthday next month. He said, and I quote, "It's probably going to be her last."
They're doing the "stiff upper lip" thing, but I can tell each of them is a wreck. I have to be the strong one. (I'm their only child.) But I'm still in "oh shit, my mother has cancer and is going to die soon" mode.
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Big hugs to you. You really don't have to be the strong one. Nobody has to be the strong one. You can all be a wreck together. It's ok to be a wreck. It's ok to be in "oh shit my mother has cancer" mode. Put it all in God's hands.
You'll be in my prayers.
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