Saying It Out Loud
...eoccupied by his work and his wife’s illness. He offers no guidance to help Mindy select a college, nor does he ever explain about her mother’s illness. After surgery, Mindy’s mother is no longer a laughing, lively presence. She has lost her power of speech, and her memory. Mindy has just realized that her mom has a brain tumor. She reflects on the past events with her mom, and how much she has ignored her mom throughout her life. Now Mindy has to fend for herself, basically living on her own during this crisis: her mom’s brain tumor and her dad’s negligence. The last time she visits her mother in the hospital, after the tumor has been removed, her mother does not recognize her at all. While her body is still alive, Mindy feels that her mother has already gone, in spirit. Facing ...