Living with Cancer vol.14 - Mother.

My mom makes this pickled salad.  I love it.
Since they are blanched first, I could eat them when my immune system was low during chemotherapy. 

私の大好きなお野菜のサラダピクルス。
さっと火を通してから、薄い味付けで一日漬けます。抗がん剤の治療中、免疫がないので生野菜は食べられなかった私が、唯一楽しめたサラダでした。

欠かさず作ってくれていた母が、明日帰国します。半年、何から何までお世話してくれた母。母がいなかったら、過酷な治療に打ち勝てなかったかもしれません。子供たちや夫の日常も支えてくれたからこそ、笑いも絶えず、どうにか乗り越えてこれたんだと思います。
そうそう、日本でひとりお留守番の父にも感謝。
パパ、ママ、ありがとう。

My mom is going home tomorrow.  For over a half year, she walked through everything with us.  If she wasn't here, I don't know if the cancer would have gone into remission.  Instead of me, she took over every single household chore and helped raise our kids.  Moreover, she was so strong around us, so we always kept our sense of humor, and I could go through that crazily tough treatment.  Oh, I can't forget my dad who is staying at home by himself.  I was always neutropenic (low immune system), so he didn't want to risk visiting me.  I can't imagine how difficult it was going through that emotional time by himself while sending good thoughts to us.  

Hopefully, this is it.  Hopefully, we can say good-bye to cancer. 

Papa, Mama, Thank you!