A Mother's Journey

Renee C. Byer

The Sacramento Bee

As Derek, 11, has a final burst of energy after days of Cyndie keeping vigil at his bedside she helps her anguished son walk on April 26, 2006. A cancerous tumor has distended Derek's stomach so far that his pants no longer fit while another in his brain has impaired his eyesight making it hard for him to navigate inside their rental home.

Renee C. Byer, "A Mother's Journey," in POYi Archive, Item #45871, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45871 (accessed November 23, 2024).