The scariest moment in my 21 years of life happened in January of 2016 - my mom was diagnosed with cancer. I’ll never forget the dread I felt when I got the phone call from her telling me this news, it felt like the world was ending. Fast forward ten months, after rounds of chemo, surgery, and radiation and we are at the day we have all been waiting for...my mom kicked cancer's ass.
Yep, that’s right. She put up the biggest fight and knocked that sh** out. And the part that I’m in most awe about? She didn’t ever act like she was sick. She didn’t stop working, she didn’t stop taking care of her family, and she didn’t stop smiling.
Each chemo round she always said, “Eh, it wasn’t that bad.” She lost her hair, "It's just hair..look at all my cool scarves and hats!” The surgery happened, “I lost a breast, whatever, I’ll get a new one”. She went through rounds of radiation, “ugh, my skin hurts but it’ll be fine.”
But none of that ever slowed her down.
So, here’s to you, Mom. Thank you for being such a strong woman. Thank you for being the biggest ray of sunshine in the world. Thank you for being a warrior and never giving up. Thank you for not letting this come between anyone. Thank you for always comforting me, when the role should’ve been reversed. Thank you for being my role model. You handle everything with grace and strength. You’re my hero and I don’t know what I would do without you.
And so many other people think this about you too. They think that you are one of the strongest women they know. They’ve never seen someone handle this situation so well. So while you are my hero, you’re also a lot of other people’s hero. Thank you for setting such a great example for everyone. Keep doing you, keep rockin' that silver hair that's growing back on your cute little head, and keep spreading love like you always doI love you.
