elektra
01-18-2008, 02:33 PM
I just found out this week that my mother-in-law has breast cancer. I know she has a good chance of being just fine after the treatment but it's all very scary. She has a mastectomy already scheduled, and is going in for more tests to see if the cancer has spread to any lymphnodes.
DH seemed really upset when I told him about the mastectomy ( I was the one to call him at work to tell him the news), whereas I was thinking that if it was me, I would definitely want the surgery.
This woman is awesome. She has raised 6 kids, all great people. You will never see a post from me about her in the Bitching Post, as she is the opposite of the stereotypical MIL. She is not up in our business at all. Afterall, she has 5 other kids besides DH! And her kids were really spread out (19 year difference between the oldest and youngest) so she has seen the tides turn in terms of what the "right" way to raise a child is. So she is never telling us what to do, as she knows that 10 years down the road the experts will change their minds again about the best way to feed/soothe/whatever your baby. She is just a caring and loving person, no strings attached.
So any types of prayers and positive thoughts would be wecome! Also, if anyone has a cancer survivor story to share I would love to hear it.
DH seemed really upset when I told him about the mastectomy ( I was the one to call him at work to tell him the news), whereas I was thinking that if it was me, I would definitely want the surgery.
This woman is awesome. She has raised 6 kids, all great people. You will never see a post from me about her in the Bitching Post, as she is the opposite of the stereotypical MIL. She is not up in our business at all. Afterall, she has 5 other kids besides DH! And her kids were really spread out (19 year difference between the oldest and youngest) so she has seen the tides turn in terms of what the "right" way to raise a child is. So she is never telling us what to do, as she knows that 10 years down the road the experts will change their minds again about the best way to feed/soothe/whatever your baby. She is just a caring and loving person, no strings attached.
So any types of prayers and positive thoughts would be wecome! Also, if anyone has a cancer survivor story to share I would love to hear it.