Amy Perry

She's using phrases like, I feel like I'm dying, it's so hard to live right now, I just want to give up. And all I can do is just encourage her to keep breathing and keep focusing on the environment she's in and know that she's getting somewhere where she's going to be safe.

She's using phrases like, I feel like I'm dying, it's so hard to live right now, I just want to give up. And all I can do is just encourage her to keep breathing and keep focusing on the environment she's in and know that she's getting somewhere where she's going to be safe.

She had told us that the blood clots were getting bigger, that one of them was weighed in at 5.7 pounds. She even explained how it ripped her as it came out. She would start sending us selfies, but they were all very close. So we couldn't necessarily see what was happening in the background. And the whole time she wore the same sports bra.

She had told us that the blood clots were getting bigger, that one of them was weighed in at 5.7 pounds. She even explained how it ripped her as it came out. She would start sending us selfies, but they were all very close. So we couldn't necessarily see what was happening in the background. And the whole time she wore the same sports bra.

We had like a half a thought, like why isn't she wearing a hospital gown?

We had like a half a thought, like why isn't she wearing a hospital gown?

At some point, there was a more major surgery that needed to happen or something that we couldn't be there for. And she's getting more weak-sounding, and she says that she can hear doctors yelling at each other, and people are disagreeing with treatment. It feels tense on her end. And we are hysterical. I mean, we are both crying. And...

At some point, there was a more major surgery that needed to happen or something that we couldn't be there for. And she's getting more weak-sounding, and she says that she can hear doctors yelling at each other, and people are disagreeing with treatment. It feels tense on her end. And we are hysterical. I mean, we are both crying. And...

We just listened basically like at some point she's just stopped talking and all we could hear was her breathing on the phone and we kind of assumed maybe she had been put under but we weren't really sure and then the call was still going but it just goes quiet. And we were even, like, we were both on the call, not speaking, texting each other, going, how long until we hang up?

We just listened basically like at some point she's just stopped talking and all we could hear was her breathing on the phone and we kind of assumed maybe she had been put under but we weren't really sure and then the call was still going but it just goes quiet. And we were even, like, we were both on the call, not speaking, texting each other, going, how long until we hang up?

Like, once in a while, we're just saying, you know, we love you, Caitlin. If you can hear us, like, you're going to be okay. We'll talk to you when you wake up. Everything's going to be okay. Like, you're going to see another day.

Like, once in a while, we're just saying, you know, we love you, Caitlin. If you can hear us, like, you're going to be okay. We'll talk to you when you wake up. Everything's going to be okay. Like, you're going to see another day.

And then she texted us that she was being diagnosed with stage 4a pelvic cancer.

And then she texted us that she was being diagnosed with stage 4a pelvic cancer.

She told us that it was specifically in her vagina, in her pelvis, and in her rectum. We asked what they said the next steps were going to be, if there was a prognosis with this information. She told us that the next steps included a vaginectomy, radiation, and palliative care. So at this point, we are under the understanding that at some point, she is going to die. Um...

She told us that it was specifically in her vagina, in her pelvis, and in her rectum. We asked what they said the next steps were going to be, if there was a prognosis with this information. She told us that the next steps included a vaginectomy, radiation, and palliative care. So at this point, we are under the understanding that at some point, she is going to die. Um...

She told us that they gave her brochures of the different palliative care options. We had real conversations about when is it okay to give up. And just die. And just die.

She told us that they gave her brochures of the different palliative care options. We had real conversations about when is it okay to give up. And just die. And just die.

She was saying things like, we're all trauma bonded forever. I don't ever want to get rid of you. We're going to be in this together forever. We're never going to forget each other now. Also making it very clear that she was sorry that she was putting us through this. So she would say things like, I'm so sorry. You have to listen. Like, you don't have to stay here with me if you don't want to.

She was saying things like, we're all trauma bonded forever. I don't ever want to get rid of you. We're going to be in this together forever. We're never going to forget each other now. Also making it very clear that she was sorry that she was putting us through this. So she would say things like, I'm so sorry. You have to listen. Like, you don't have to stay here with me if you don't want to.