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 SEIZE THE DAY.

Many thanks to those who emailed me good wishes and shared how the story resonated with you. Here are just a few messages that really touched me:

“I just heard your piece on your mother on NPR’s Day to Day thisafternoon and the most succinct thing I can say is “Wow, Wow andtriple Wow!” I too have an aging parent in quickly declining health(in my case my father, who also was diagnosed with cancer).  Like youalso, I have been trying to “peel the onion” of his life, but because of dementia, it is even more challenging.”

“I am dealing with many of the same issues with my mom, her cancer and her overbearing, pessimist attitude. It’s so hard to love someone so much and still wrestle with feeling like oh my god she’s driving me crazy, but she’s supposed to be a saint because she has cancer.” “we can’t stop people from being themselves and doing the best they can...”