The other day my parents informed me that my great-aunt, who I consider myself close to, went to a specialist to check out her mouth only to discover that she has stage 4 oral cancer. She has been complaining to her dentist for a while now about a pain in her mouth, but he never gave it a second thought. To make matters worse, she is diabetic as well, which could complicate things.

She lives far away from us, and it upsets me that I can't go visit her, but the doctors say all hope isn't lost yet, thank heavens. I thought I would send out the request in hopes that pixie dust and prayers might work their magic.