lovngrandma- the mind is the most powerful healing tool there is! my dh did not believe he was going to die, in fact he refused to. i nearly lost him 3 times due to a sepsis he developed from a blocked gallbladder tube. he never knew it was touch and go but i did. he had chemo and radiation before the tumor surgery. then he had the surgery and another bout of chemo and radiation. he developed an allergy to the chemo drug and it took 40% of his kidney function.fortunately, you only need 50% so he's ok on that, but he also lost some bone marrow function and that means he gets dangerously anemic about every 6 weeks. there are shots for that, too. you can see why we celebrate every positive we can find! i'm glad your mom is a strong woman! and i'm sure you give her your strength , too. i'm adding mine to the mix also! i'm sure there are more strong women who will gladly pray for her in whatever way works for them. when dh was sick and people offered to pray for him, it didn't matter in the least what religion they believed in, all that positive energy and strength helps to hold us together. fight like a girl, mom!