The same sister who had lost her son some years back, had been battling cancer on and off for years. She has also struggled with her weight off and on (like me). A few years ago, she was a little overwieght, and she had dropped some of the weight due to chemo. Well, my mom was SO proud of her and happy about my sis losing the weight, that she didn't give a flip about the cancer and how she lost the weight. After sis lost the weight, mom was happy becasue the weight loss mad mom "look good." grrrr!

One time, when my sis first found out she had breast cancer, she came from where ever she was, and found a message on her answering machine: it was my mom saying sarcastically, "Oh, I hear you have an owie on your boobie." Then a chuckle, then my mom started carrying on about all these wonderful TV movies she spent the whole day watching!