20 facts.

1. when i was in idaho, my uncle asked me if my mom had cervical cancer.

2. i had no idea what he was talking about.

3. my mom confirmed the reality of it via text message.

4. she down played it.

5. but my dad told me she cried and cried and cried about it.

6. emotions? fully surpressed until i had a minute to myself.
7. when i could cry and cry and cry about it.

8. i showed up to a day full of meetings with wet eyes and a red nose.

9. i googled "cervical cancer survival rate"

10. and then cried some more.

11. i thought about what it would be like to have girl babies without my mom.

12. and then i cried a lot more.

13. i kept it mum, in true rebecca bennion style.

14. except for one, two, maybe three of my people.

15. she found out on tuesday that she was a breast cancer survivor.

16. so i forgot, even for the day, that there might be more cancer.

17. because that day, she was a survivor.

18. my mom can't die until she meets my girl babies.

19. and then, she has to live forever.

20. confirmed today: she's CANCER FREEEEEE times two.