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Lost
My mother in law recently passed away very unexpectedly. She was a strong woman with a stubborn nature. Not always at her healthiest, but always a survivor. In the 20 years that I had known her, she had always pushed through any obstacle that stood in her way. This last Christmas when she fell ill, didn't feel any different. We all told ourselves, "She's a fighter. She'll be home again in no time." She spent the next 2 weeks in the hospital undergoing dialysis for kidney failure. Some days she'd be up and responsive and laughing, others she'd just sleep. All this time, she had been living with something none of us had any clue to. My mother in law had been suffering from Pancreatic Cancer. Two weeks after Christmas, she lost the fight. I created this image to portray what it felt like to be unable to see what was happening. Unaware of her pain, and unable to explain at the time what had taken her from us so suddenly. When I first shared this on social media, I was pushing for answers. We had no knowledge of the cancer, that answer came a week after her passing. I honestly thought then that if I had all of the answers, I could somehow make peace with the loss. However, I have yet to reach it.
Lost
My mother in law recently passed away very unexpectedly. She was a strong woman with a stubborn nature. Not always at her healthiest, but always a survivor. In the 20 years that I had known her, she had always pushed through any obstacle that stood in her way. This last Christmas when she fell ill, didn't feel any different. We all told ourselves, "She's a fighter. She'll be home again in no time." She spent the next 2 weeks in the hospital undergoing dialysis for kidney failure. Some days she'd be up and responsive and laughing, others she'd just sleep. All this time, she had been living with something none of us had any clue to. My mother in law had been suffering from Pancreatic Cancer. Two weeks after Christmas, she lost the fight. I created this image to portray what it felt like to be unable to see what was happening. Unaware of her pain, and unable to explain at the time what had taken her from us so suddenly. When I first shared this on social media, I was pushing for answers. We had no knowledge of the cancer, that answer came a week after her passing. I honestly thought then that if I had all of the answers, I could somehow make peace with the loss. However, I have yet to reach it.