Caitlin Doherty

Female

Chevy Chase, MD

United States

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About Me:: That's a good question. Who am I? It seems like life always gets in the way of who I want to be and who I am. I work in retail sales, although I aspire to be a novelist (fiction). Struggling and lost would be the best way to describe my current state. I am 25, engaged to a wonderful man, and hoping to heal some of my emotional wounds so as to open a new happy chapter in my life.
About my Loss:: I lost my mom on June 11, 2010. She was 62 years old. My mom was beloved by her patients and colleagues as a nurse practitioner in vascular radiology at Duke Medical Center. She was active in social ministry at the Chapel of the Cross, founded a ladies book group, and was a patron of the Nasher Museum of Art. She enjoyed gardening, walking, reading, cooking, painting, and entertaining friends. She was a loving mother to me and my older brother: sewing us Halloween costumes from scratch, coaxing us to study music, teaching us to bake, caring for our little cat, Mokie, and making us photo albums of special memories.
My mom was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in May 2008 and had a crainiotomy followed by radiation and chemotherapy. She bravely battled cancer for two years before treatments stopped working. She was cared for at home by my brother and I, with help from the local hospice and close family friends.