The Eye of the Hawk

News About Erico's Mom

I got word from Mexico today from a relative of Erico. His mom has been diagnosed with cancer. They don't know how much longer she will last. Her health is already bad as it is. The cancer on top of that is likely to kill her. They're fearing for the worst. I feel so sorry for my husband. I can tell he's taking this really hard. He must've already known that she had cancer. It didn't surprise him at all when I told him. "I already know, you don't have to say it again. I've known for a long while," he told me after I came in after hanging up that call. "They called me too. We always knew this was a possibility. She was always out in the garden picking vegetables, always in the sun. We knew that was likely the reason she'd get any kind of cancer. Now she's kept inside. It's the only way not to make it worse. I feel sorry for her. Her garden was her life besides us. It brought joy to her face. Now she's sullen and sad and does nothing but stare blankly out the window. The cancer is taking a toll on mother. It's taking a toll on all of us." I went over and comforted him. Okay, more like he comforted me. Let's just say, we comforted each other. First I'm pregnant with twins, now his mom has cancer, what's next? I mean that in the nicest way possible. I'm not trying to be rude or mean here. I'm just asking a simple question.