This painting was inspired by events in Trail BC. My mother has been battling cancer for two and a half years and has had six operations. She had to have an emergency operation for she was unable pass food. She had a complete blockage of her intestines. Failure for her to hold down the necessary mediation for the CAT scan result in another emergency operation in less than 48 hours.

I few out to see her. Her home is in Nelson BC. The hospital was in Trail. It is an hour distance between her home and the hospital. So I rented a car. Each morning I would arrive before 10 am. We would talk. I would only stay 45 minutes. Then she would rest.

I would return to her bedside around 1 pm. Again I would only stay 45 - 60 minutes. She would rest.

I would return again a little after 4 pm to my mother's bedside.

While my mother was resting I would go to the car in the parking lot. I would go get lunch in town, and return to the parking lot at the hospital. I would do some drawings, read, think, write poems. My mother has train tracks behind her home. She had her stomach cut open. The train tracks are stitches up her body.

After 17 days of not being able to eat, drink, pass food. Her body recovered.

I over heard a conversation between two nurses in the ICU. They were commenting on my mother's intense determination and remarkable high level to rehabilitate her self. I am so proud to have her as my mother.

with love

Patrick