Not again

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Well, here we go again. Sigh. I got the call on Monday morning. My sister Mary was crying so hard I could barely make out her words. Her cancer--the cancer we had hoped would leave her alone--has spread. To her brain. Over the past couple of days she has found out she has 2 tumors. They are on opposite sides of her brain. She was ordered to start radiation treatments yesterday but her brain was too swollen for them to be able to continue. Her doctor recommended surgery but she is adamant that she wants to be cut on no more. So, for the next 3 weeks, 5 times a week, she will go with our dad for his radiation treatments for his lung cancer. She asked the doctor if they could get a group rate. At least they obliged them by allowing them both to get their treatments at the same time so 2 trips to Asheville each day wouldn't be needed. Mary goes today for an MRI to see better (the doctor hopes) how large her tumors are. Sigh. She has been having horrible headaches and has been hallucinating as well. Her newest grandson is in the hospital (he's a little over 2 months old) for pneumonia, which adds to her stress level. If you feel so led, please pray for my sister. The melanoma was tough on her. This won't be easy either. She is 45 years old, mother of 2, grandmother of 5, with 1 more on the way. She's my sister and I love her.