Losing a parent to cancer, especially at a young age, is an incredibly difficult thing to go through. However, for Camila and Edgar Legaspi, who lost their mom to breast cancer, looking back on the bravery their mom faced the disease with has become a kind of inspiration.
During an interview with SurvivorNet, the brother and sister told us that despite her diagnosis and the treatment she was undergoing, their mom, Gabriela, still made it a point to be present for her kids.
Read More“I remember her reluctance to wear a wig when she was losing her hair,” he said. “And then being silly with the wigs that she didn’t want to wear … I actually hadn’t appreciated how big of an effort she made to maintain a semblance of normality and have us live our lives the way she wanted us to live them.”
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