Reply pam says: October 14, 2010 at 11:27 am the bravest person i know is my mom brenda. she passed away in 1999 from colon cancer ??? she was 48 and i was 17 yrs old-she loved life and especially her husband and family. she had so much yet to experience and i cant imagine knowing she was leaving her soulmate and beloved kids but she had so much grace all the way to the end- and to this day she is