I know how you feel, I teared up on mine too. I tried to paraphrase it a lot, so it wouldnt be too long.
When my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer... everything changed. I remember her crying a lot, and thanking god she wasnt throwing up from chemotherapy treatment. The hardest thing for her was shaving her head though, but she felt she had to because her hair was falling out so much that it looked and felt bad. There were some really shaky times when we werent sure how we were going to make ends meet monitary wise, because the doctors bills were really expensive, and my mom couldnt work as much because she was sick so often. The doctors told us 6 months ago that they would never used the word 'cured' to describe her case, but now its present day and there isnt any sign of cancer in her system. However, it still affects us because she contracted lymphedema as a sign affect of treatment (its where fluid backs up in her arm, and swells it painfully). She's still having a hard time with it, and were still getting through everything, but its good to know that she's alright for now. (My mother is a two year survivor)