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It was a great time had by all at Dave and Judy's house. Por Por actually went! Well, considering we were celebrating her bday! She never wants to go out so it was good to see her out of her apt. Thanks to Dave and Judy for your hospitality! See videos....   
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Whew, the brain MRI came back clean. No signs of the cancer spreading. Becky, you rock! Now we can focus on our trip to HK!
HK or bust! We're flying out Thursday 5/17 - I'm returning 5/31 and Mom, dad and Norm are returning 6/21. This will be interesting as I don't remember the last time the WHOLE family traveled anywhere together?! I feel bad for Rob who's tagging along.
Anyways, Mom and I went to see her neuropsych today, Dr. Vitolo at MGH. He also noticed a change in my mom's demeanor/mood. I told him my dad has been yelling at my mom. Dr Vitolo recommends I speak with my dad about not yelling. And that it's ok for my mom to yell cos look at what she's going through! So no more yelling, please. I asked my mom if my dad's yelling is affecting her mood. She said no, she's used to it. She thinks it's the meds.... Had a talk with dad and will continue to do so until he gets it through his head that mom's days are limited. Seriously, like he doesn't know?! Disclaimer: Dad's yelling is not really "yelling." He raises his voice and then bitches and complains about stuff. More like negative nagging in a raised voice. So you don't have to worry about my mom's safety. Dad told me that Mom has been complaining of headaches. Not a good sign as this type of cancer generally spreads to the brain. So I asked the nurse to order a brain MRI for the next appt.
Let's hope for the best and it's just a headache and it's not stemming from the cancer! Remember Jimmy's at Burlington Mall? Seafood stuff mushrooms, prime rib and crabmeat pie? Well, it closed a while back but there's still one in Arlington. So I thought let's bring the family! And....it's not the same. The food in our memories was better! But the best part was Mom took the time to put on make-up! I wasn't able to stay for the whole appt after the CT scan last week but asked my mom to have Dr. Marcoux call me. Of course she forgot to tell him so I never spoke to him directly. I did get a vm from the nurse reiterating how pleased they were at how well my mom responded to the chemo. So given the great news, I never questioned it.
Until today....I asked how much did the tumor shrink....it was 2.0 cm and now it was 1.9 cm. Really? Is that a cause for celebration? I thought the way everyone was acting, the numbers would be greater?! I can't tell you how I felt when I heard the actual results. Is this really good news? Rob reassured me and said if you think about how fast this tumor is growing, any decrease is good news. I guess so but I still can't help feeling a huge disappointment in my heart. I hurt for her and what she has to go through - physically and emotionally. I know I shouldn't complain too much as she tolerates the chemo pretty well considering.....I should focus on the positives, right? |
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