Mom had some very well deserved and unexpected good news this
week. Her doctor called to tell her that a tumor marker they are
following in her blood work dropped about 33% after her first two chemo
treatments. He said this is a good sign that the selected chemo drug
seems to be having an impact on her tumor. Mom said, "I think all
the prayers and support really do help."
I was so happy to hear the news - it totally made my day. Up to that point, it had been one of those irritating days where all the small things were going wrong (at least I had the perspective that in scope of everything, they were just small things). It started in the morning when I accidentally brushed my teeth with diaper cream mistaking it for my tube of toothpaste. (I don't recommend it - it is difficult to wash out.) But Mom's phonecall made all of that grumbling disappear. It was great to hear about the chemo's effects, and it was SO nice that Mom got good news for once. It seems like at so many turns in the past six weeks the news was worse than anticipated - but not that day! We are grateful.
Mom and Dad leave for Florida on Wednesday after our family's Valentine's Day gathering this weekend. I imagine instead of pictures of a frozen New England pond, the future blog postings include images of beautiful surf and beaches.
Their Florida address is:
1550 NE Ocean Blvd B102
Stuart FL
34996
Much,
much, much thanks for all the great mail - including those mysterious and fun
crossword puzzles. It is a high point of
many of her days hearing from all of you.
For all letters, pictures and comments go to followingdenise.blogspot.com
What good news to hear! I will be sending prayers for safe travels next week. Thanks for the chuckle on the diaper cream incident. Sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself.
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon to Denise and Ed. It's a beautiful New England day here at our spot in Connecticut. The sun outside is blinding as it reflects off the recent snow. It is stunning, really stunning, if you stay out a while without sun glasses. I was sitting on the couch this morning reading the paper when I had an epiphany. As they ironically say in Joyce's family, "The light bulb went out." Concerning our difficulty hooking up to the this blog, our computers and devices are Macs, and I realized that the problem we were having getting onto the blog wasn't a Mac problem, but a Safari problem. I switched over to Firefox, and am able to get onto the blog from home, from the Mac.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Ed could come out of retirement and do some pastoral counseling with Safari about it's blog issues. At any rate, it's good to hear that Denise has had some good news, and we continue to hope for Denise that she have all the right things in her life.
Greg (and Joyce)
Greg and Joyce - I am so glad! I was frustrated for you (and probably others) that such a universal blog format was giving you issues. Thanks for sharing your findings - love the references to epiphanies and light. Right up mom's alley!
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