Turbo Cancer: The Beginning - June 11, 2022

The day before the world was turned upside down.

On this day, last year, my mom was healthy. She ate only organic food, engaged in water aerobics daily, volunteered at the food pantry and had a rich, full, active social life.

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the day I took her to the hospital for a small lump in her groin and the pain that it caused. She would be sent home, with a diagnosis of constipation and a possible hernia.  That diagnosis was incorrect.

Within two weeks of this day, my mom’s groin pain became so debilitating that she lost her ability to walk. She needed round-the-clock care. As the lump in her groin grew visibly each day, her pain and suffering grew as well.

We were suddenly thrown into six months of fighting with an invisible enemy.  That enemy that was too fast and too strong for us to take on.

However, on this day, last year, she was healthy. On this day, I wasn’t worried about my mom at all. On this day, I assumed that there was still plenty of time.

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