Relationships
Helping My Mom Through Her Cancer Healed Our Traumatic Relationship
When people refer to “the C-word” I don’t think of a vulgar term for lady bits. I think of cancer. Probably because my mother was diagnosed with it last year, and I took on the role of the caring daughter who often drove her to her chemo and radiation treatments.
By Jessica Marie Baumgartner7 min read
I faced the people in the waiting room, all tired, weary, scared, and looking for hope. I watched my mom sit on the examination table and dangle her legs like a child. I even got to go in and see the giant radiation machine, and that thing looked like some kind of interdimensional travel portal.