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Final Cancer 2012

Don’t rest in peace! Our beloved young mom, daughter, sister, wife, and friend dies to cancer.
Don’t rest in peace!  Our beloved young mom, daughter, sister, wife, and friend dies to cancer.

Don’t rest in peace! Our beloved young mom, daughter, sister, wife, and friend dies to cancer.

After the trapeze day,  Trish slept for three days straight. Her body is giving out. Our amazing nurse, Sheila, told us this is what the end is like. Sheila’s words ring through my head as I hold my coffee and…

Week 28: Trish makes it to the ocean and prepares us for her death
Week 28:  Trish makes it to the ocean and prepares us for her death

Week 28: Trish makes it to the ocean and prepares us for her death

Trish is home from the hospital finally.  She was admitted 5 days ago after unbearable pain and an emergency room admission.  It’s Thursday September, 27th and I haven’t seen her in 36 hours  – the longest stretch in months.  She…

Final Cancer Week 27: The kids learn they will lose their Mom to cancer
Final Cancer Week 27:  The kids learn they will lose their Mom to cancer

Final Cancer Week 27: The kids learn they will lose their Mom to cancer

It’s Wednesday, September 26th, 2012.  I’ve fallen to my knees on the kitchen floor.  Grief sweats from every pore and I’m hyperventilating for the first time in my life.   My eyes have narrowed to tunnel vision and my body…