It's Offical

My mother called me Thursday afternoon at work. My father has lung cancer. She says she told me, but she did not. They always called it spots or tumors, never cancer. I felt like I was punched in the gut. I wanted to cry, but didn't. I have no idea what stage it is in. I guess I should have figured it out from all the doctor's visits and treatments. I can't believe she mentioned it so casually, like she was talking about his eye color or something. I'm kinda stunned but not surprised. I'm shaken a bit by it. I knew his other problems were serious, but this adds a whole knew dimension to the worry.