My mom was diagnosed with mucinous epitheal ovarian cancer in January of 2007. After undergoing numerous surgeries and chemotherapy she seemed be doing very well! In 2009 when she was finished with chemotherapy, she was scheduled to have a check up. She did not go. The reason for her missing this appointment was due to the death of her boyfriend of 11 years. His death was not cancer related but he was in remission from testicle cancer. She put this appointment off for some time.
She finally went to the doctors in November of 2009. She had a CT and we found out the cancer had come back. We made several trips to Pittsburgh to see the specialists. She had to have surgery again because there was a tumor that had attached itself to her colon. She underwent surgery and that left her with an ostomy and neuphrostomy (tubes coming directly out of the kidney and out of her back, one for each kidney). She was very uncomfortable and in moderate pain. After many appointments and tests, the doctor sat us down to tell us the bad news. She had only 6 months to 1 year to live depending if the chemo was working or not. In May of 2010 my mom was in excruciating pain. I had to call the ambulance many times because she had collapsed and I could not get her up. In the mean time I was due to have a baby boy in November of 2010.
The doctors could not find the cause to all of her pain and because she was in the hospital they could not do chemotherapy. Finally they decided to do a spinal tap on my moms 54th birthday, July 29th. The doctors gave my mom the results: she had very little time; just weeks.
On August 13th, 2010 I had stayed the night with my mom in the hospital. On that day at 5:15p.m the worst thing in my life had happened: my mom passed away. I was there to comfort her and help her to rest. She missed the birth of her grandson by 2 months and 29 days. That was the only thing she wanted to see before she passed and didn’t make it. I was 25 years old when she passed and I miss her so much everyday. Nobody will ever take her place. Until We Meet Again Mom, I Love You!
