Keeping The Faith

When someone is diagnosed with cancer their life changes. But the patient is only one of the people affected by cancer. Life also changes for family members who help the patient get through the experience. Lillian Hughes has been living with cancer for more than ten years, but she's not the patient in the house. First her father Charlie Hughes was diagnosed with prostate cancer and then doctors said her mother Christine Hughes had multimyelyoma.
"To take care of someone you have to take yourself out. You can't get caught up in what you're not getting," said Lillian Hughes.
Her father lost his battle with cancer eight years ago, so she spends most of her time taking care of mother.
"Knowing if I drop or I give up...I wouldn't want her to see me be in positions that I'm tired and I don't want to feel like i'm tired of taking care of her," said Hughes.
How does she stay focused?
"I find my support from God. I'm a praying woman. I have a great deal of faith. I believe with dealing with myeloma this long, I just know that God is just using her to show people that just because you've been diagnosed with something it shows that you can keep going," said Hughes.