Please bid her a good journey

Friends,

Many who have been a while may remember me writing about my mom and the struggle that I went through once I discovered the story of my surgeries as an adult.  Eventually, we came to a wonderful place of understanding about it and I also wrote about that.  I tried for years to get her to write about it and for years she refused.

Tonight, my mother is on the verge of dying after a long battle with cancer. Late this afternoon she went into a coma and it looks like tonight or early tomorrow we will lose her. Thankfully, she is in hospice care so she can go peacefully.

She was truly my biggest cheerleader with everything I have done, and was a great emotional supporter of Bodies. She often commented on how she wishes she had a place like Bodies Like Ours or CAH.org to turn to or at least read while she was dealing with having a baby that was "different" instead of having to rely on doctors who thought I needed to be surgically changed.

As you embark on your day or bid it good evening, please take a moment to wish her well on her next journey.

Betsy