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Comment by Sue Waxman on December 13, 2011 at 9:21am

Cancer...a monster, evil, relentless, cruel, heartbreaking....I hate it...I want to smother it, I want to make it dead, I want to look it in the eye and say "YOU DIE..YOU SUFFER...YOU FEEL PAIN"...My mother's body was destroyed because of cancer. My mother suffered because of cancer, I have suffered because of cancer, we all have been destroyed by cancer. I hate cancer just like all of you do. Cancer took my mommy away from me. Cancer took her father away from her. I hate cancer.

Comment by Jun White on December 8, 2011 at 8:32pm

Elaine,  you are right.  Cancer is evil.  So many people I know have direct relatives who are either fighting it or lost the battle.  But science is advancing,  the chemo drugs are getting better.  After all, my Mom fought lung cancer for 13 years, that is miracle!  I am thinking about volunteering at American Cancer Society,  they help many patients by providing transportation to the treatments.  That's huge to the patients.

Comment by Suzanne Davis on December 6, 2011 at 11:38pm

I am really having a hard time - I think it is the holidays.  Even though it has been three years, my life is still so void without my mom.  Thanksgiving I spent in bed.  Now Christmas is just torture.  The decorations, the songs, and people all talking about gift buying.  I need my mom.  I can hardly bear it.  Christmas songs just make me cry.  The other day I went in a store and saw all the decorations.....I just broke down and left quickly.  My mom always made it so special.  It was never about the presents - she was an amazing gift wrapper.  She made packages so special and unique.  I miss everything about her.  I still can't handle even looking at her picture.  My life is not the same and I am drowning in sadness.  It is worse the ever.  There are many times I feel I can't not go on without her.

Comment by Melissa Broome on December 6, 2011 at 10:42pm

Lisa,

I only received a few but I just put them up..My stepfather got the rest I'm not sure what he did with them. You do what you want with them..If you feel like throwing them away do it. or just get a box and put them in your closet so you don't have to look at them everyday. I put everything away for a while pictures and all I think it was like 6 months after before I could look at pictures even.

Comment by Jun White on December 6, 2011 at 10:19pm

Mom's friend published a nicely written article in a local newpaper in memory of her.  The newspaper has over 12 million subscriptions.  Another friend of her wrote about her in the blog.  It's comforting to know that she touched so many people's lifes.

Comment by anna l. on December 6, 2011 at 8:24pm

Hi Lisa, I will be perfectly honest here.  I dont think anyone else in my life realizes this but I have not opened the condolence cards since July.  There is a basket of them and I just can not face them.  I have tried to figure out why and can not come up with an answer, but I cannot and will not deal with them.  After my son died in 2010 those same kind of cards came and were opened, displayed for the whole family to read and take comfort in I suppose, but not my husbands.  What I did with my sons cards was to put them in one of those photo boxes that have a place for a picture on the top of the box.  The picture is my favorite one of my son.  There are some other things in that box now.  A card he sent to me, a brooch he bought me, etc.  One day maybe I will be able to make something similiar for my husbands things.

Comment by Lisa Gladieux on December 6, 2011 at 7:45pm

Hi everyone ~ not sure exactly where to post this, so I decided to start here.  I have received SO MANY sympathy cards over the past two weeks.  Not sure what to do with them.  I feel guilty if I throw them away, but they aren't exactly good memories either.  I'm curious to know what others did (if you don't mind)?

Comment by mercy on December 6, 2011 at 1:55pm

Melissa; I hear you. Mom loved my two year old so much. Everytime I look at the presents she bought her; it brings tears to my eyes. I hate that my baby is growing up without the love of a grandma. I'll try and keep her memories alive and when she gets older; she'll know just how much mom loved her.

Comment by Melissa Broome on December 5, 2011 at 2:40pm

Mercy.

I know what your saying..theres alot of people that treat their parents horrible, and take them for granted...It makes me so mad...I'm jealous they still have their moms. I really hate feeling jealous. Today is my son's birthday He's 5..He was really close to my mom. Last yr she forgot to call him on his..Birthday..the next day I called her..I said mom do you remember what yesterday was? it took her a few (she was in alot of pain we didn't know why then) when she realized she started crying I felt so bad..I wasn't mean I knew it just slipped her mind I didn't mean to make her cry. I just wanted her to be able to wish him a Happy Birthday! Well there will not be a call this yr either :( It will be 8 months on the 7th that she's been gone, I still cry everyday! I still call out to her.

Comment by mercy on December 5, 2011 at 2:04pm

Its so sad reading all your stories and memories of moms; most of your stories read like mine. The pain will never go away for us, it only gets easier to live with. I have a co-worker who was very upset that her mom caused so much inconvenience for them during thanksgiving, she is 89, very dependent and this drives my friend crazy. I get so mad at God knowing that He took away my mom, who we loved more than life itself, we didn't mind all the inconvenience she ever caused us; it was a blessing to do anything for her. My co-worker doesn't know just how lucky she is, she takes it all forgranted. I miss mom so much, it hurts physocally.

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