The holidays have come and gone and with it a dozen family members from the East coast. It was a great holiday season and one I am so grateful to have been able to spend with mom. Christmas week took a toll on her as it required a bit more energy, both physical and emotional, than usual. She's now had a chance to catch up on some much needed rest. Jake said that over the weekend she had great energy levels and was in very high spirits. Apparently she even skipped her nap (this is huge).
Incredibly mom has increased her two days a week at work from five hours to eight. This is amazing.
So an update in a nutshell...
Mom has pancreatic cancer.
Prognosis not good.
Mom has radiation and one lousy stay at Stanford.
Mom has a bunch of chemo.
Mom handles chemo very well.
Mom goes back to work a few hours a day twice a week.
Mom loses a healthy amount of weight and looks better than I can ever remember.
Family comes to town and lifts spirits.
Mom has check up.
Results are phenomenal with no metastasis and a reduction of cancer cells.
Mom is ordered to undergo three more months of chemo (because it's working).
Mom increases work hours (at a job she loves) to eight hours twice a week.
So, would you say things are going well or bad?
What we are witnessing here is nothing short of a miracle in the making.
She is kicking this things ass!
Keep it up mom, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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Love this Mark. It's 830 and I need to run to preschool, but I can't wait to spend more time looking through all of this.
I love your photos. I'd love to see about getting some of the ocean for my parents. Maybe you could even get one from where we used to live in San Benancio? We lived at the top of the loop, Mt Toro Ranchos. We had amazing sunsents.
I'm so glad to be back in touch with you!
Your mom is an amazing woman but we knew that already!!!!!! Go AUNTIE!!!!
xox Nancy Ann
Ohhhhhhhhh sooooooooo glad to hear she is kicking butt!!! Go God!!!
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