“She fought so hard with such dignity.”
“My mom was the best… My mom was named Gay Mathews.
Can you believe it?
Drew Barrymore and Ross Mathews on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’.The Drew Barrymore Show
Gay and gayer Mathews.
She thought that was so funny,” the queer star joked.
Then Mathews got serious.
“It was so heartbreaking, but it also taught me so much about strength and family and love.
How strong she was and how much I loved her and still do.
It was such a gift to have that time.”
He added that the experience taught him the importance of “having the hard conversations” in life.
Mathews continued, “She had such strength through the whole process.
The diagnosis, the treatment, everything.”
“But she thought that was so funny.
She just loved humor.
She dealt with everything with such a…
I keep using the worddignity, because isn’t that what we aspire to?
And she really was the epitome of that.”
“Can we yo dedicate this show to her?”
A speechless Mathews then put his hand to his chest before pulling her into a hug.
Watch Mathews and Barrymore honor his mom in the clip above.
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