My mom went through extensive surgery 2 years ago and came out of it cancer free. I knew it would be rough for a while but i guess i didn't grasp just how hard it would be and not just the physical aspect either. she was so tired and she thought she looked ugly but she really didn't and no matter what we did we couldn't seem to get through to her. two weeks after her surgery we had to evacuate to texas when katrina hit and that set her healing back really far. Even though it was only two weeks we were gone when we got back there were no doctors to be found anywhere. my mom is a really strong person who holds the family together. however we got through and shes still here and were still together thats what matters.now two years later were still gluing peices back together.