My mom really deserves and needs a Med Spa getaway. It has been a rough couple of years for her. In June 2008, she got a new job. Three days into her new job, she got a call that her dad, my grandpa, had a stroke. She immediately left her new job and came home to be with him. She stayed at the hospital with him everyday. Based on some tests, her dad was told he had a form of lung cancer, small cell carcinoma, that did not have a very high survival rate even though he never smoked. She went with him to the oncologist and through another round of biopsies only to find out that he had sarcoidosis. My mom then researched sarcoidosis and found a world renowned specialist for my grandpa in his city and she takes him to his appointments so she can make sure he is following the doctor’s orders.
In July 2009, my father was laid off from his job where he worked for 20 years. He has since gotten a new job but it was a stressful time.
In October 2009, my mom was working out at the gym when she started not feeling well. She thought she was coming down with the flu but turns out it was a heart attack. She drove herself to St. Vincent’s heart hospital because my dad had left to go out of town for work a few hours before. She came through that very well through hard work at cardiac rehab and is now back at the gym and playing soccer. They could give her no reason for why she had a heart attack at age 46 other than heredity, she was adopted and does not know her family history. She barely had time to recover herself when her mother became ill.
In December of 2009, her mother went in for a routine procedure and subsequently caught various infections while in the hospital. On March 3, she and my grandfather had to make the decision to place my grandma in hospice. My grandma died on March 12, 2010. My mother, being the only child, made all arrangements and was very strong for my grandpa. My grandparents were married 53 years and my grandpa was pretty upset. While her mother was dying, my mom was down there constantly to be with my grandpa and she is driving to Cincinnati at least twice a week to be with him to make sure he is fine.
As you can see, my mom has had a lot of stress in the last year or so and a Med Spa getaway would be the perfect Mother’s Day gift so she can be the one taken care of instead of taking care of everyone else. Submitted by: Betsy
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I vote for Lisa – she deserves it!!
She’s been through so much! She gets my vote good luck Lisa
Go lisa!!!! Your a strong mom! Stay strong
Your an inspiration Lisa!
I hope you win it!!! You deserves a spa day!
Wow you rock Lisa!!!! Good luck I hope you win it!! You deffiniately deserve it
Wow stay strong u are one strong spirited mother!
Go Lisa! U have my vote!
Your a top notch mom you deff deserve a spa day
Heck yes!!! My vote to you Lisa all the way
Your so strong!
Go mom!!!!! I hope u win it!!!
Whoa you’ve had a hard year you deserve this to the extreme
I love you hunny! You deserve this more than any of the others! 26 years of marriage and Im looking forward to 26 more!
Mom I hope u win! Cuz guess what u deserve it and I wouldn’t trade u for anyone elses mom!
Good luck I hope win it
GO MOM!!!!
GO BETSY’S MOM! GOOD LUCK
stay strong stay focused you deserve this!
YAY! LISA!
WIN THIS THING!
wow your story is an inspiration to everyone!
wow i can’t believe you had to go through all of that stay strong!
wow! you should win it!!!
good luck i hope everything is back on track!
GOOD LUCK
WHOOHOOO!!! your on your way to the big time miss lisa
Goood luck!
YOUR SUCH A STRONG PERSON!
wow you have seriously had to go through all this im sorry you deserve this spa thing the most!
Good Luck lisa! you have my vote all the way!
you are awesome!
WAY TO GOOOO!!!!!! ROCK ON!
your story makes me really think. you deff deserve this
you deserve this to the max you’ve been thru so much you survived a heart attack and had to take care of your family all at the same time your an inspiration to women and everyone!
you take a moment and relax when you win this because you’ve been through some rough times!
win this thing your one of the most deserving there is!
wow this makes me wanna tear up you had to survive so much!
wow go lisa you’ve been so strong over the past year i wish you luck!
stay strong! im sorry for your recent loss
your such a strong individual for going through all this!
you have my vote all the way!!!
mother to mother you got more shabam than me! good luck with this!
GOOD LUCK! I HOPE YOU GET IT!!!
your an amazingly strong women!
GO GIRL!!!
you make me want to be a better person just by reading this!
all i can say is wow!
OH and keep on being an amazing and strong mother!
i wish everyone cared about there family like you!