10/29/2015 – Planning a Wedding When a Parent Is Ill

When my mom was told she had Stage 4 lung cancer last November, I waded into uncharted territory. I was 28, living with my partner of five years, Dan, and our two dogs in a one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. As soon as my mom broke the news, from her home in Florida, I rushed down to be with her.

“I’m bringing my mom up to New York for treatment. She’s going to stay with us for a while,” I told Dan over the phone.

Read the full article at at The New York Times.