Southern Neighborhoods, Losing One of Our Own

The road less traveled.

Losing a neighbor. Hard to swallow today. She’s supposed to beat this stage three lymphoma. It’s 80% curable but she’s 80 years old and the odds are against her. It’s what’s happening to the rest of her body. Blood pressure out of control and now her kidneys have shut down.

The family, called to her hospital bedside, feels gobsmacked and lonely. Afraid in their grief. Her mom is 106…