My Mom fondly known as CJ by friends and family was a brave soul who was very private about her journey with cancer.

In fact, I only found out about her cancer 2 years before her passing when in fact she had been receiving treatments for 11 years.

I immediately went into care giver mode wanting her to be as comfortable as possible yet being who she was she wanted me to take care of me first.

Mom was clear that she was more interested in having quality of life for her remaining time rather than an extended life that wasn’t life at all. She felt it was important to make the most of every moment left.

Before she passed we, as a whole family, were able to fulfil a lifetime dream she had of going to Disney World. It was one of the happiest days of all our lives. Six months later she was gone.