"How are you doing?"

Okay this is a follow up to the FAQ. One of our most common questions is "How are you and your mom doing?" So this will address that.

Mom:
Mom is the main caregiver for my dad. My dad is very much wanting to be with her as much as possible so she juggles that along with everything else. She is amazing. Despite this, she has her moments. While not going too much into it, she is not so much scared as just sad that they did not have enough time, that she is losing her best friend, and mad because we did EVERYTHING we were supposed to do to prevent this, yet it happened anyway.

Me:
I'm pissed. Plain and simple. My dad was supposed to walk me down the aisle and dance with me at my wedding. My dad was supposed to meet his grandkids. But nope. That doesn't get to happen. NEVER did I think this would happen. No one does, but really. Everyone in my dad's family lives forever, and my dad is dying at 71? that isn't what anyone even considered.

So basically, my mom and I are pissed, sad, confused, wondering why this happened, knowing it's not fair, but we get through it. We get through things one hour, one day at a time. We don't let it overwhelm us and when we do we know we have each other to turn to.