Carmen Rita Wong

And they said, okay, well, there's an opening and the Time Life building, which is legendary. I was excited. I wanted to work at Time or People. And they said, oh, it's Money Magazine. And I said, well, even in my 20s, I knew, get your foot in the door, sister, get your foot in the door. And I ended up at Money Magazine.

And they said, okay, well, there's an opening and the Time Life building, which is legendary. I was excited. I wanted to work at Time or People. And they said, oh, it's Money Magazine. And I said, well, even in my 20s, I knew, get your foot in the door, sister, get your foot in the door. And I ended up at Money Magazine.

And they said, okay, well, there's an opening and the Time Life building, which is legendary. I was excited. I wanted to work at Time or People. And they said, oh, it's Money Magazine. And I said, well, even in my 20s, I knew, get your foot in the door, sister, get your foot in the door. And I ended up at Money Magazine.

My mother's white knight had fallen off his horse and wasn't getting back on it. And she was wildly disappointed. She felt like she had gave birth to all these kids and given them this fantasy. And he was disappointing her. And their marriage did not survive.

My mother's white knight had fallen off his horse and wasn't getting back on it. And she was wildly disappointed. She felt like she had gave birth to all these kids and given them this fantasy. And he was disappointing her. And their marriage did not survive.

My mother's white knight had fallen off his horse and wasn't getting back on it. And she was wildly disappointed. She felt like she had gave birth to all these kids and given them this fantasy. And he was disappointing her. And their marriage did not survive.

I have my midtown job and I had my own apartment back uptown with my Dominican people up in Washington Heights. And I get a call from my brother and we talked a lot, but this call was later than usual and his tone was different. And I was like, what's up? And he said, oh, I talked to mom. Okay.

I have my midtown job and I had my own apartment back uptown with my Dominican people up in Washington Heights. And I get a call from my brother and we talked a lot, but this call was later than usual and his tone was different. And I was like, what's up? And he said, oh, I talked to mom. Okay.

I have my midtown job and I had my own apartment back uptown with my Dominican people up in Washington Heights. And I get a call from my brother and we talked a lot, but this call was later than usual and his tone was different. And I was like, what's up? And he said, oh, I talked to mom. Okay.

And we both kind of just stood there on the line in silence. That just seems odd, right? Like, why would you? Why was I?

And we both kind of just stood there on the line in silence. That just seems odd, right? Like, why would you? Why was I?

And we both kind of just stood there on the line in silence. That just seems odd, right? Like, why would you? Why was I?

I couldn't put my finger on it. And I just could not shake this nagging feeling that something was wrong.

I couldn't put my finger on it. And I just could not shake this nagging feeling that something was wrong.

I couldn't put my finger on it. And I just could not shake this nagging feeling that something was wrong.

There was a story about me. The story that she was not telling any of us. And it didn't jive with who I was. I was getting close to 30. And it was a big mystery. But just as she began to ask those questions... I get a call from my sister from the hospital saying, I'm in the hospital with mom. She has colon cancer. Stage four. Stage four? I said, how do they know it's stage four?

There was a story about me. The story that she was not telling any of us. And it didn't jive with who I was. I was getting close to 30. And it was a big mystery. But just as she began to ask those questions... I get a call from my sister from the hospital saying, I'm in the hospital with mom. She has colon cancer. Stage four. Stage four? I said, how do they know it's stage four?

There was a story about me. The story that she was not telling any of us. And it didn't jive with who I was. I was getting close to 30. And it was a big mystery. But just as she began to ask those questions... I get a call from my sister from the hospital saying, I'm in the hospital with mom. She has colon cancer. Stage four. Stage four? I said, how do they know it's stage four?

You just got to the emergency room. They had just tried to change her into a gown and they could see all the tumors everywhere, all over her body.

You just got to the emergency room. They had just tried to change her into a gown and they could see all the tumors everywhere, all over her body.