Well, the results are in and they aren't good. 25 years ago she won the battle, this time not so much. While there was a small section of the tumor that got smaller, there were others larger, and a some new areas have shown up. The treatment she was receiving was the most aggressive cocktail and it is not showing signs of success, but has beaten her up physically and mentally to the point they feel that giving her more treatments will most certainly do her in. The focus now is on symptom management until her liver finally gives up - a time frame given as weeks, maybe months. She did at least make it to see her mom's 80th birthday, my 60th, our 40th anniversary and our middle son's wedding last weekend. Her only wish is that she is still here in 4-5 weeks to see her new grandchild. May things need to be addressed and arranged before her final voyage. This will not be a merry Christmas in our family. I will most likely not be on here actively too often for a while, so good luck to everyone with their projects and thanks for the thoughts and prayers. I'll be back.
