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Please Don’t Ask Me, “How’s your Mom?”

Trying to hold it together as I am losing my best friend.Mom and I in 90’s when I wasn’t feeling well. — Photo by Author.Several months ago, I ran into an old friend of Mom’s, the mother of one of my own friends, at a local store during a particularly hard time. Mom had just totaled her car whichContinueContinue reading “Please Don’t Ask Me, “How’s your Mom?””

Things You Shouldn't Say to Someone With a Terminal Illness

Based on my experience with my mother’s GBM diagnosis.Photo by National Cancer Institute on UnsplashMy Mom was diagnosed with a grade IV Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) brain tumor in March of 2022. GBM is an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer. GBM is fast-growing and extraordinarily resistant to treatment. According to the National Brain Tumor Society, “TheContinueContinue reading “Things You Shouldn't Say to Someone With a Terminal Illness”