I know I pop in and out a lot, but many have reached out wondering where I have been or what's been going on so figured i'd give an update.
A little over a year ago, I fully moved in with my Mom as she started having major health issues. In the midst of it, we found out she had cancer. We caught it real early which is great and the radiation has appeared promising so far. However, almost three months ago, they spotted another, different cancer. The doctors are confident that they can remove most if not all of it with a surgery and avoid chemo entirely. But, her health has been too risky to perform it, and we only have about a 5 month window before chemo would be the only option.
I'm sure there are many that can relate to the pain of seeing someone you care about hurting and the helplessness you can feel knowing that there isn't anything you can truly do to fully alleviate it. Which then makes it easy to undermine our efforts because none of it truly "fixes" it. Just because you can't "fix" it, doesn't mean you can't make it easier to go through. I feel like it is important to remember just how powerful your presence alone can be during times like these.
There have been major highs and lows in this uncertain journey, and reason to arcs and projects being cut short or seemingly abandoned abruptly by me. So i'm sorry for that. As much as i'd like to avoid these outcomes, I can't guarantee they won't happen again given the volatile nature of this beast.
With all this said, to end on a more positive note-
This past month, my mom's overall health has gotten into a way better spot than it has in awhile and we're quite confident she'll be able to get the surgery in time! :)