A daughter’s emotional TikTok video resonated with many who’ve faced the challenges of being far from family Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE since 2025.
On July 3rd, 2024, I got a call from my mom. She was in the hospital, and doctors had found a mass in her cervical area during an imaging scan, and it was very likely cancer. The one word crushed me: ...