Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Back to work?

Mom has been doing very well the last few weeks. That is to say that her symptoms have been minimal. She seems to have a bit more energy day to day although she still is napping. The tumor must be shrinking some at least because her back and abdominal pain has subsided a lot.
We had a little date night the other day. She came with me to Marina's annual firefighter memorial service to recognize all the fallen firefighters from the county over the years. This year was a bit extra emotional as the young widow of a Matt Will was there to place his name on the board. Matt Will was a bulldozer operator with Cal Fire and died last year on a fire when his dozer rolled down a hill. Mom was expectantly a little on the emotional side during the ceremony but I think that's OK given her current state. After the memorial service we went to dinner at a little local spot, "Francisco's." She enjoyed it and ate much more than she thought she would. She damn near polished off a whole plate of calamari. It was great to see her out enjoying herself for the evening.
She has gone back to work twice a week for five hours a day. I'm pretty sure she has become rediculously bored sitting at home all the time. The combination of her drastic improvement since Stanford and going back to work has had a great impact on Lexi. She has been in a much better mood lately and it is so wonderful to see. At 15 all I want to see is her enjoying every moment of her life.

1 comment:

Deb, The Outdoor Guru said...

Yay!---Love You!---☺♥☺ Deb