Nicki,
I have a picture of my mom with my baby girl on my desk right before she started radiation and chemo and I would love to see her look like that again...I look at that picture everyday and its hard to believe that it was less than a year ago that she looked like that. I think it just takes time. Its one of the hardest things for me. I keep expecting her to look like her old self but gaining weight seems to be difficult for her and she just doesn't look as healthy as before. I'm sure it gets better. Tom will start to feel better gradually and soon you won't even remember how hard this time has been for you both.
My prayers are with you!
Dani