The Party has Moved!
It may not be what you are waiting to read, but it's what you are waiting to read about:
The biopsy confirmed what we already knew. They have confirmed that it is a type of cancer called Adenocarcinoma.
http://www.lungcancer.org/ says this is the most common type of cancer in women.
The Doc says that mass in her head should react well to radiation, the mass in her right lung, not so much.
Quick note: This is NOT the place to debate such things. You want to do that, go get your own party place.
What we're up to now is making from here to there just as happy and comfortable as possible.
Here's the plan as we know it:
They tell us that radiation is a good option to help with "quality of life", regardless of whether chemo or other stuff is going to happen. So, that will probably happen first of next week.
In the meantime....
The party has relocated to Kelly's Place. We'll probably be here until Sunday. (Late yesterday they made the mistake of telling her she could get out today. So, after the wax beans showed up on the lunch tray she told us "I don't care who has to die or get fired to make it happen. Get me out of here.")
Peg and Mark are on the road, motoring down from Minnesota. (btw: What did the Minnesotan say to the Pillsbury Dough Boy? "Nice tan." -- Thank you, Willie Nelson.)
They have an RV. We plan to hijack said land barge and use it to motorcade Mom back to San Angelo.
She has an appointment to see a Radiation Oncologist in Angelo on Monday. Treatment will then move forward based upon her wishes.
The trained medical staff in the family, and those of us who just want to play one on TV will then take turns hanging out with Mom, acting as handmaids, butlers, and gate guards.
We will try to keep it light and fun and keep up a steady trickle of happy visitors.
OK, if you are planning to come visit, read the last line again. Now, one more time please.
That's what the requirements are to get in the door. (OK, that and maybe Whataburgers, Julio's Chips & Salsa, good chocolate.... you get the idea.)
We'll be posting photos and other thoughts as we go along.
One other thought it is probably important for you to know. Right now she's comfortable and surrounded by family. She wasn't in any pain when she went into the hospital. And she says the only pain she had when she left was the pains they made her take home. (Wait a minute... HEY!)
We appreciate all your kind thoughts. All your kind words. All of your posts and your prayers.
Butch
bwilson@roe25.com
The biopsy confirmed what we already knew. They have confirmed that it is a type of cancer called Adenocarcinoma.
http://www.lungcancer.org/ says this is the most common type of cancer in women.
The Doc says that mass in her head should react well to radiation, the mass in her right lung, not so much.
Quick note: This is NOT the place to debate such things. You want to do that, go get your own party place.
What we're up to now is making from here to there just as happy and comfortable as possible.
Here's the plan as we know it:
They tell us that radiation is a good option to help with "quality of life", regardless of whether chemo or other stuff is going to happen. So, that will probably happen first of next week.
In the meantime....
The party has relocated to Kelly's Place. We'll probably be here until Sunday. (Late yesterday they made the mistake of telling her she could get out today. So, after the wax beans showed up on the lunch tray she told us "I don't care who has to die or get fired to make it happen. Get me out of here.")
Peg and Mark are on the road, motoring down from Minnesota. (btw: What did the Minnesotan say to the Pillsbury Dough Boy? "Nice tan." -- Thank you, Willie Nelson.)
They have an RV. We plan to hijack said land barge and use it to motorcade Mom back to San Angelo.
She has an appointment to see a Radiation Oncologist in Angelo on Monday. Treatment will then move forward based upon her wishes.
The trained medical staff in the family, and those of us who just want to play one on TV will then take turns hanging out with Mom, acting as handmaids, butlers, and gate guards.
We will try to keep it light and fun and keep up a steady trickle of happy visitors.
OK, if you are planning to come visit, read the last line again. Now, one more time please.
That's what the requirements are to get in the door. (OK, that and maybe Whataburgers, Julio's Chips & Salsa, good chocolate.... you get the idea.)
We'll be posting photos and other thoughts as we go along.
One other thought it is probably important for you to know. Right now she's comfortable and surrounded by family. She wasn't in any pain when she went into the hospital. And she says the only pain she had when she left was the pains they made her take home. (Wait a minute... HEY!)
We appreciate all your kind thoughts. All your kind words. All of your posts and your prayers.
Butchbwilson@roe25.com
posted by The Party at Coye's at
3:07 PM
2 Comments:
Wanted you to know that I just finished my 36 radiation treatments as of yesterday (Yea!) and it's not too bad at all. The only side effects I had were skin redness like a sunburn (they will give you creams for that) and some fatigue (and maybe that was more from taking care of our new puppy ;-) so hang in there and keep a positive attitude and you'll get through it. I never knew you had such funny kids! I was laughing reading some of Butch's comments. I'm so happy you're surrounded by love AND good humor. I love you, Kathy
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The Party at Coye's, at 1:58 PM
ITS ABOUT TIME YOU HEARD SOMETHING FROM ME. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL IM DOING FINE. MY DAMN KIDS WONT LET ME FIND OUT ANYTHING DIFFERNT.
THANKS YOU FOR ALL THE PRAYIERS AND THOUGHT THAT YALL HAVE SENT. ILL BE CHECKING BACK IN LATER.
COYE
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The Party at Coye's, at 9:08 AM
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