A little over six months ago, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.  She had surgery, went through chemotherapy and now she’s on meds.  Her spirits are high and she’s doing well.  

Her illness got me thinking about the Mag7 and their mothers.  We know only bits and pieces about them, and they all seem to be deceased, with one obvious exception – Maude.  We know that J.D.’s mother died shortly before he headed West, that Vin’s mother died when he was five, and that Buck’s mother was a working girl.  We can assume she’s also dead, since he speaks of her in the past tense, and with reverence (She was a saint).  Nathan’s mother killed herself when she found out that she was pregnant by the white man who had raped her.  We know nothing about Chris’ and Josiah’s mothers.