So this was kind of a big deal

Things have been pretty busy the last six months to say the least. So busy that I forgot to mention my mom and two of her sisters starred in a TV news story. All three of them have had and overcome a similar form of cancer, with my mom the most recent mutated-cell ass-kicker. I never mentioned it here before because Mom's a private person, but now her story's up on Houston news channel MyFoxHouston.com.

Technical note: I hope that player still works. The station didn't seem too on the ball with their equipment. For instance the "home video," as the report calls it, of my mom and her sisters was actually shot by a reporter from the station. When the footage didn't come out well -- a kind of huge white light envelopes my mom and her sisters -- the station coolly laid the blame on the cancer victims. Mom calls it their halo.

Medical note: All three sisters were nearly mis-diagnosed as cancer-free, by virtue of a variety of medical mishaps. Long story short: if something doesn't seem right when you're being screened for stuff like this, be real damn sure to speak up about it and nag until you get your questions answered. My mom and her sisters did, and they're all probably alive today because of it.