Why Mom?
A Father's Journal of Mom's Breast Cancer Battle
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It seemed too surreal after a routine annual checkup a call came in from the radiologist that they wanted to see Kim again. They had found a lump and needed a closer look. Just days later and a biopsy we got the news. Just what nobody ever wants to hear. "We think you may have cancer. " What type of cancer? How could Kim have cancer? What do we tell the kids? For God's sake she is a seventeen year registered nurse who works in a cancer infusion clinic regularly working with chemotherapy patients. No way, they must have screwed up the folders in the office and mixed our information with somebody else's. She doesn't have a single symptom and feels 100% okay? We hit a wall of waves of butterflies in our stomachs and questions from all directions from friends and family. We couldn't answer much. So many people shared stories of cancer. It was unbelievable how much that damn stuff was around us and we just never believed it was hitting us. I began to wonder who didn't have cancer.
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About the Book
"Why Mom?" is a firsthand heartfelt journal captured by a a husband when his wife is diagnosed and treated for triple negative breast cancer at only 39 years old. It is an emotional account that reveals the challenges and feelings parents and children face when cancer enters their household. I hope that this book will help bring comfort and understanding to others faced with similar challenges that they are not alone. I also hope that after you read this journal you truly appreciate the gift of life and value and power of love.
About the Author
Andy Fitzpatrick is a loving husband and father of two young twin boys. He was born in Maine and resides in Veazie with his family along the Penobscot River. Andy enjoys a successful career spanning from hands-on engineering to executive leadership both domestic and abroad. No challenge had prepared Andy to deal with his wife Kim's breast cancer diagnosis.