In the last years of her life, my mother struggled with cancer.

They, too, were good mothers struggling to raise their children.

His mother struggled to keep the family together, and now he has the chance to earn a few dollars.

He also saw single mothers struggling to survive with their children.

Some of the parents are single mothers, struggling to make ends meet.

His devoted mother struggled to make ends meet but always found time for her growing family.

I watched as my mother struggled to explain to the doctor what was happening.

It was easier to debate national policy than to watch his mother struggling to hold back tears.

She is the mother struggling to have an effect on her son when he no longer knows her.

His mother struggled to bring him up and then had a live a life of penury.