Pulitzer Prize for photography: Mother's Journey (2)

These are from a wholesome photo collage.

Cyndie French massaged her son’s head in her nail salon in Sacramento. "I am ready to do everything to make him happy, to see him smile." Cyndie said. She is a single mother of five children. She sold her salon at a loss in order to take care of her dying son.

 

 

July 27, 2005, outside the UC Davis Medical Center, Derek climb the wall, teased his mother playful, while Cyndie tried to coax him down from the wall. They brought Derek ready to accept cancer surgery in the next day. Cyndie knew son felt bad before surgery psychological, so patiently spent several hours, and only then he came into the hospital door.

 

November 30, 2005, shortly after Derek’s eleventh birthday and Cyndie’s 40th birthday, the preparatory work before the treatments, Derek’s 17-year-old brother Micah Moffe comforted Derek with mother. During Derek’s treatment process, regardless of his study, Micah often accompanied Derek.

 

February 6, 2006, one of Derek cancer doctors recommend Cyndie to contact hospice (the asylum medical institutions opened for critically ill patients, mainly provide the special care and treatment of basic survival to patients without healed hope) staff. She did not disclose the content of their conversation to Derek, but back home, she shut the door and cried. "I do not it necessary to tell him," she said: "Why? What is the meaning of it?" Derek felt her sadness, trying to make my mother happy.

 

 

Cyndie realized Derek may never realize his dreams -- one day to get a driver's license. Regardless of traffic laws, she told him to drive on the street in West Sacramento. On the same day, which is February 9, 2006, Cyndie met the hospice staff for the first time and was informed that Derek has no hope to be healed.