2nd Worst Day of My Life

About six months after mom had her spleen removed she started having problems eating. She would get sick, nausia, and overall just didn't feel well. She went to her family doctor and he ran some tests. She received a phone call that she was to be seen by a specialist. For some reason which I don't understand other then "I must have been sent by someone" I told mom that I would be going to the doctor appt with her and my step dad. So we are in the office waiting and one of the doctors come in. She starts talking about chemo and shit and we are sitting there looking at each other like WTF is she talking about. So I ask her why she needs chemo and the doctor tells us mom has cancer. She thought that we were already aware of this. Ummm NO!!!! The diagnois was Non-Hopkins Lymphoma in the stomach. All at once my mom and step dad start crying and I'm just stunned. I pull out a tablet and pen from my purse and proceed to question the doctor on a million things all while writing everything down. How I managed to keep my composure during that time I will never know. I have only seen my mother cry maybe 2 other times in my life and it was very hard to see. But I decided at that point that they were in no shape to deal with this information and it was up to me to get everything together for our next step.

The drive home was very quiet. No one spoke. We were within our own thoughts. When we got to my moms house she walked in and laid in the couch and cried. I needed time and I knew she did too so I gave her a hug, told her I loved her and that I would be back. I just needed some time alone to digest everything that had happened. My step dad took the rest of the day off and I don't remember if it was mom or me that notified my brothers of the news.

So that is how we found out my mom had cancer.