My mother, Ruth Kaplan Goldenbroit/Ruchel Bat Tovah, died suddenly on March 17 of a fast-acting, rare leukemia. She was 72 years old and was diagnosed only three days before. Befitting her lifelong love of drama, she managed to pass away on both Purim and St. Patrick’s Day.
So these things go. We were lucky enough that she died at peace, in no pain and surrounded by family in her hospital room. It’s up to the living to pick up the pieces.
She saw her doctor in November and her blood panels were completely fine. She started complaining of gum pain last month and saw multiple dentists, none of whom suspected cancer. My sister, brother-in-law and stepfather all managed to take her to a doctor against her will several weeks ago. She was so weak there that it quickly turned into a trip to her local hospital, and from there to the cancer and hematology specialists at Manhattan’s Weill Cornell. They gave her case 110% and I’m so happy for the care her doctors and nur…
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