A Mother's Journey

Renee C. Byer

The Sacramento Bee

Cyndie French tries to keep her composure after a distraught Derek Madsen, 11, yells at her to make him better and to get out of his room on April 28, 2006. She will comfort him as she has done over and over during his battle with cancer. As Derek's condition worsens, he torments his mother even in his sleep, demanding, 'Fix me!'

Renee C. Byer, "A Mother's Journey," in POYi Archive, Item #45873, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45873 (accessed November 23, 2024).