brain cancer

May 29.  The day before Memorial Day, the day we honor those who died while serving our country.  May 29, 2013 replays in my head over and over like a broken record.  Dr. Brown�s words drip on me like water torture.  �There�s nothing more we can do.�  How can that be?  Three weeks ago we talked about holding back radiation�our cannon�for when we need it.  What about now?  �It�s too late�.  Too late!?  �It�s growing too fast.  There�s a third tumor and it�s getting big.  Quickly.�  Boom. That was just five months and 9 days after getting hit by our own personal D-Day, when we heard the first heart-stopping words from Dr. Young. �There�s a large tumor in there.� Pow. September 2012, CHLA shortly after diagnosis Four months and 22 days after May 29�our second D-Day�Sam died.   Crash.   D-Day #3. As a parent of a child who loses their battle against cancer, it�s as though you die three times:  When they�re diagn...