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| Image © Rob Mattson || My mother, Linda Lee Mattson, found out she had an inoperable tumor, when she picked up her cell phone and heard the condeming words from her doctor in Chicago, Illinois. "I'm so scared," she says. "I don't want to die... Why me?" she adds in a tearful voice. |
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Rob Mattson: Staff Photographer: Regional Media Wire
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Denver, CO 80220, USA |
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Having just had the joy of taking my wife and son to Ireland for Mother's Day, I couldn't help but remember my own mother who passed away from pancreatic cancer almost nine years ago. Our trip was especially meaningful, because my mother always wanted to go to Ireland. It was a bittersweet trip that helped me remember my mom, and the importance of carrying on her legacy. Sigh.
Anyway, here are a few moments from my mom's last six months. I found out that she had cancer for the fourth time while interning at the Albuquerque Journal, and was fortunate enough to have my next two internships at the Indianapolis Star and Kalamazoo Gazette. Both papers were within three hours of Chicago, so I was able to visit often, and be with her as the end was approaching.
Cheers,
Rob
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302 days ago |
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4.15.2004 |
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"Mom 1"
My mother, Linda Lee Mattson, found out she had an inoperable tumor, when she picked up her cell pho... |
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"Mom 2"
My father spent hours, upon hours at the bedside of my mother during her numerous stays at the North... |
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"Mom 3"
My mother, Linda Lee Mattson, falls under the cross hairs of a machine that emits radiation, slowing... |
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"Mom 4"
My mother was always happy to leave her treatments. Knowing her prognosis, she insisted on treating ... |
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"Mom 5"
My mother, Linda Lee Mattson, enjoyed every moment with her grandchildren, especially Alexander (lef... |
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"Mom 6"
My mother, Linda Lee Mattson, had to take salt baths, at first, to calm the sharp pains felt in her ... |
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"Mom 7"
This was the last moment I saw my mother alive. I was fortunate enough to say "I love you"... |
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"Mom 8"
On All Saints Day, 2000, November 1, my mother, Linda Lee Mattson, closed her eyes for the last time... |
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"Mom 9"
My father, overcome with emotion, was not able to sleep. Memories, nightmares and a pounding headach... |
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"Mom 10"
For hours, my Dad sorted the clothes of my mother, refusing to move from where she died. Her perfume... |
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|| Rob Mattson's Work History:
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Internships
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Boulder Daily Camera Colorado, (2001 - 2002)
Kalamazoo Gazette Michigan, (2000 - 2001)
The Naperville Sun Illinois, (2001)
Indianapolis Star Indiana, (2000)
Albuquerque Journal New Mexico, (2000)
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Full Time
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Sarasota Herald Tribune Florida, (2003 - 2008)
Elgin Courier News Illinois, (2002 - 2003)
Campus Press Colorado, (1996 - 2001)
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Freelance
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The New York Times New York, (2004 - Present)
Rocky Mountain News Colorado, (1999 - 2002)
Fort Worth Star Telegram Texas, (1993 - 1995)
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