Jennifer Fischer
Joined December 2019
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Lessons From My Terminal Grandmother
The Big C In the Fall of 2018, my father received a call from his Aunt Elizabeth who had grave news. My Omi (which means grandmother in German), was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer that had spread to her liver. She would need chemotherapy, drives to and from doctor’s appointments, and help around the house. Considering the estranged relationship between my father and his mother and my daytime availability since I was in school at the time, I felt it was my duty to step in. Selfishly, it was also an opportunity to not live at home anymore – as if subbing out one adult’s abode for another meant I was more independent.
By Jennifer Fischer4 years ago in Families