Joanna is so young. She's the same age as my parents. I couldn't imagine losing my mom or dad and Zack has already lost his dad to cancer. I squeeze his shoulder harder, but he never takes his eyes off of his mom. I look to Korean for help, but she just shakes her head with tears in her eyes. The doctor comes in a short time later. He explains to us the situation, but mostly he just uses big medical words that go over my head. I catch the gist of it. Stage four ovarian cancer… inoperable… spread outside the abdomen… her body isn't strong enough and the chemo is killing her… They have stopped all treatments, except for pain management, and he has given Joanna less than a month to live. I feel like crumbling to the ground and crying, but I don't. I know Zack needs me and he certainly doesn't need to see me losing my shit, but at the same time, Joanna is like a mother to me too. I've known her almost my whole life and I can't imagine living in a world that she's not a part of. She's all Zack has left.
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