A Mother's Journey

Renee C. Byer

The Sacramento Bee

Cyndie French with family friend Pat Degnan, tries to calm her son, Derek Madsen, 10, after his bone marrow extraction at UC Davis Medical Center. Because of Derek's fears, Cyndie had spared her son advance details of the procedure and its aftereffects. When he awoke in pain, he reacted by punching, cursing and screaming in anger. Photo taken June 21, 2006.

Renee C. Byer, "A Mother's Journey," in POYi Archive, Item #45848, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45848 (accessed June 7, 2025).