Mom's Treatment

As far as I know, Mom's last radiation treatment for this round will be on Wednesday, when we'll hopefully get more news. As of right now, the doctors are still unsure of the originating source, which is important to know for purposes of selecting the appropriate chemo. Uncle Phil mentioned that they may have to do another biopsy, this time of the nodes in Mom's lungs. Lorane and Phil, please feel free to elaborate on this since I really have no idea what I'm talking about (not that that's stopped me in the past).

~BDH

Last Weekend

Paul and I went down to Va Beach this weekend to see Mom, who was in good spirits. We all listened to an old recording, which Lorane recently had digitally remastered, from a 1957 holiday party at the Leavy's. Apparently, drinking and singing runs in the family. I've downloaded the recording to digital form, with the goal of sending copies to anyone who wants it (I'll get a copy to Aunts Margie and Kath soon). I may also try to post it to this blog. It's pretty neat. Incidentally, it's also good if you're looking to brush up on your latin declensions.

~BDH

Initial Post

Hey everybody,

I started this blog so that we could all stay "in-the-know" on Mom's progress. My goal is to update it as soon as we get any news. It's an open blog, so I want to encourage everyone to participate (post photos, comments, anecdotes, etc.)! Also, if Mom wants to post her thoughts (or corrections to my grammar) she can. This way, she doesn't need to feel obligated to talk on the phone if she's not up to it.

~BDH