Brady on mother's health issue: 'Prognosis is good'

Tom Brady said his mother, Galynn, is responding well to treatment for her undisclosed health issue and that her "prognosis is good."

The New England Patriots quarterback's mother was unable to attend any of her son's games this season due to her illness, but was able to make it to Super Bowl LI to see Brady and Co. mount the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history.

"Mom's doing better," Brady said Monday on WEEI's "Kirk and Callahan," according to Mike Reiss of ESPN. "She's been through a lot. My dad has been through a lot. It's been a really hard year for them. Our prayers are with her. She's the best mom in the world, so it was nice to win for her, nice for her to be there.

"She's been going through a lot, a lot of intensive treatment. But the prognosis is good. She's not quite through it yet, but hopefully there is some healing energy from our game. We just love her so much. Hopefully she really turns a corner. We all pray for that."

Galynn said she was "so happy" to be at the game, and probably like most Patriots fans, asked for help from a higher power with her son down 28 points.

"All I did was pray," she said to Boston's CBS affiliate WBZ after the game. "The whole game - just prayed."