Wow, this past couple of months has been a whirl-wind! There isn't really one thing that would be super significant but a ton of little things that add up to...well...life! And a busy one lately! Between a weekend family getaway, food poisoning (I will NEVER eat brats again!), soccer, baseball, shopping for the kids, (very) sick family members, family members sipping off to the Air Force, etc! Obviously it's been quite crazy 'round here but we're holding it together.

Our very sick family member would be MKH's mom. She was recently diagnosed with cancer. They are unable to diagnose a specific type at this point. She went in for a hysterectomy because they thought she had some cysts on her uterus. Those cysts turned out to be tumors. They were able to remove the uterus and attached tumors but the real problem is the biggest tumor is attached to her kidney and wrapped around a blood vessel. Because of the blood vessel, they cannot remove it. She has already had several complications and 2 surgeries. It's been (obviously) very difficult for MKH to deal with. Being the introvert that he is, he hasn't talked about it a ton but clearly it is eating him up. She and I have never seen eye-to-eye, more than in just a typical in-law kind of way. She has done things that have made wanted to strangle her but I would NEVER want this to happen to her. I especially don't want to see my husband in pain. I can't imagine what it must be like to worry about losing your mom at any moment. Also, I want my kids to grow up with their Nana, who they love VERY much. Monkey has been so close to her and for that I am grateful. She is very strong though and shows no signs of weakness as of yet. This experience has quickly opened my eyes to be more forgiving and excepting of people's mistakes. I want nothing more right now than for her to be healthy. I can't bear the thought of my husband in so much pain. I can't bear the thought of explaining to my children the evilness that is cancer. I can't bear the thought of not having a mother-in-law for the good AND bad, for even the bad times add to the memories of life.