Running Out of Time

I'm blogging as fast as I can hoping I can finish this before.........

March 2005

Mom felt a lump in her right axilla, which is under her armpit. We consulted two doctors who both wanted to operate as soon as possible. Having hesitations we asked Dr. Rafael Claudio, an orthopedic surgeon who is a friend of my sister, for his opinion. A couple of weeks later, he scheduled a biopsy and after two more days had an operation.

April 2005

As I was doing my practicum, it was Leah who took care of mom during and after her operation. It was hard for her. Mom wasn’t exactly the best and most cooperative patient (I know coz I later on took over). Prior operation, Dr. Claudio told us, if the mass had already spread he will not try removing it anymore and see from there, but if its still intact then he can remove the mass. They were able to removed a lump as big as a fist. The biopsy concluded a mass of malignant soft tissues. Also known as Cancer.

Back in college, three of my friends had parents who have cancer, honestly it was just plain statistics to me. I didn’t know how I can console them or really relate to them. Now, my own mom belongs to that statistics, I am part of that statistics.