Brady reveals his mom is being treated for cancer

After saying little about the illness his mother, Galynn, has been battling for the past 18 months, Tom Brady recently revealed to Peter King of The MMQB that she's being treated for cancer.

"It's been a very challenging year for our family," the New England Patriots quarterback said. "You have parents that are going through what they are going through, and my mom is not the only one going through it. My dad is going through it at the same time, taking such good care of my mom. And my dad needing the support of my sisters, that I couldn't give when I'm in Boston."

The illness kept Galynn from going to any games during the season, but she was able to attend Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5 - a game Brady dedicated to her.

"I am happy that it ended up being a happy, happy experience because we won, but she's a tough woman and every family who has gone through these battles, it's really hard," he said.

"It puts a lot of things in perspective. ... It's a week after the season and I'm so happy we won the Super Bowl but you also realize that life goes on too. You are going to wake up the next day and life is still going to be going, so you better enjoy that too because all those things are taking up different parts of your life."

Brady has stated previously that his mother's "prognosis is good."