A Mother's Journey

Renee C. Byer

The Sacramento Bee

Cyndie French gives her son Derek Madsen, 11, medicine May 2, 2006, while he takes a bath, one of the things he still enjoys since tumors have enlarged his stomach. 'We have had many long chats while he is in the tub,' says Cyndie, who sometimes lights candles and turns on music to soothe her son. Moments earlier, Derek told her, 'Mommy, you are the greatest.'

Renee C. Byer, "A Mother's Journey," in POYi Archive, Item #45875, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45875 (accessed November 23, 2024).