One step forward..4 stumbles back...

Two weeks ago my mother in law went into the hospital to have a scope done of her esophagus. She has dramatically lost weight in the past 2 months and can't get any food or liquid to go down without it coming right back up. We thought it was a side effect from her having gastric bypass surgery back in the early 80s. Basically scar tissue built up. They were gonna clear it.
What they found was a hot dog sized tumor.
What they discovered next was that it's cancerous.
Esophageal Cancer to be exact.
One of the worst you can get.
Here's the kicker.
She doesn't drink.
She doesn't smoke.
Never has.
Gastric reflux.
Nice huh?
Good news. She works for a Doctor who knows his shit.
She works for a Doctor who thinks the world of her.
He has pushed this all thru so fast.
Within the 2 weeks we have known, she has already been receiving fluids to bulk her up. She is scheduled for chemo next week. And then she will go to Chicago for surgery to get that bastard out of her throat.
I think the world of her. I don't consider her my mother in law. She is my mom. She is my friend. She holds a very dear place in my heart. I've been praying like crazy for her. She's made me promise to keep joking with her about all this. To keep it light. I'm trying my damnedest. I've already promised that if she loses her hair, mine goes to. She laughs and tells me I don't have to do that, but I want to. I don't want her to be alone in that.
I met her the day of my wedding to her son. I was literally in my underwear getting dressed when in she came. lol 15 years later, I don't know how I've made it without her. I don't know how I will make it without her. I'm praying......