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[19 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Fight Like a Girl: A Daughter on her Mom’s Cancer

By Sarah Hub, Mamapedia Voices
My mom has cancer.
She was diagnosed about two weeks ago. Not only does my mother have to deal with the emotional aspects of such a dreaded diagnosis, but the physical treatment as well. In the hospital, she received twelve units of blood because her hemoglobin levels were life-threateningly low. She’s undergone a chemotherapy treatment and daily radiation. And this is just the beginning – all of this will continue for six to eight weeks.
I didn’t know how to blog about this. I mean, after “My mom …