 that if she would be canonized, they would go to attend the canonization. And so they made plans to be in Rome in June 2000. A few weeks before the trip, though, my mom noticed a tumor on her arm and saw her doctor, who referred her to a specialist at the University of Chicago. The biopsy was non-definitive, but the tumor needed to be removed soon. The doctor agreed mom could travel to Rome and scheduled a pre-surgery visit