Category: cancer

My last update was written right before mom’s oncology follow up in January. At that time we received the encouraging news that her CT scans showed her disease was still stable. She continued to have mild ascites and a couple enlarged lymph nodes, but there was minor improvement and definitely no evidence of progression. Her Read More

In October, Mom finished a full 6 treatments of her second round of chemo and took it like a champ. This makes for a total of 15 chemo treatments. She still has neuropathy in her feet from the first round, and this has caused increased fatigue and weakness. She has always been so busy and Read More

It has been four months since I last updated on mom, and unfortunately she is still actively fighting this beast of cancer. While mom had a break from chemo, she slowly started to regain strength and noticed small improvements in her neuropathy. Her hair has begun to grow back, and let me tell you this Read More

Since the last update, Mom has finished her ninth round of chemo, and the holidays have passed.  Her ninth chemo went pretty smoothly, but we have all been praying it will be her last. Chemo is so incredibly hard on the body and has an accumulative effect. Mom experienced severe neuropathy of her hands and Read More

It has been several months since I have posted on my blog and updated on my mom. I apologize to those of you who have used this as a way to follow her journey. Unfortunately, in the past several months my heart for writing just hasn’t been there.  Life has hit HARD and has shaken Read More

Time for an update on my mom. She is now three sessions into her treatment and overall doing very well.  Her first chemo session was on June 20th. We were all nervous and did not know what to expect so my dad, sister, and I all accompanied her. She initially arrived at the clinic and Read More