Dragon,
That is just one awesome post! How proud your family must be of you and what a wonderful person your mom must be.
It makes my experience, and possibly some others here, pale into total insignificance.
There are many on here with teenage daughters who will be so glad to show your post to them!
No wonder your mom feels happy with a daughter like you, after all you've been through.
Well done girl, for being there, for caring, and for sharing smile

Brenda

Brenda in UK--Diagnosis 30/5/07--undifferentiated carcinoma in right jawbone and muscles. Stage 4
6/7/07--new diagnosis primary is in lung. Finished 4cycles of palliative carboplatin/gemcitabine
therapy September 07
Now dying to live!