Today mom did start her treatments.  She received both chemo and radiation.  The chemo is hooked into her pic line which is in her arm.  She has a little "pack" of that distributes the chemo until Friday.  Although I have not seen it, I imagine it to be similar to the "pain pump" that I had from prior surgeries, however it distributes on it's own, I believe.  She gets radiaton Monday - Friday at 9:15am.  That is her standard time.  It is to last for 7 wks.  I talked to her today and she said that she felt no pain with it.  The doctors did tell her that it would take a few days until she would start feeling the side effects of the chemo and radiation.

Aunt Marilyn is here until Friday.  We have been so thankful that she has been here helping and overseeing all the meds and getting mom's pain under control.  We will all miss her and it is again one of those times that we wish the miles weren't so far apart.

I am sorry that I haven't posted for several days.  I had Jeannie's kids over the long weekend so that the cousins could play together.  I am also getting ready for a big retreat our church goes on.  It is called, The Family Retreat and I do a lot of the organizing.  It is a lot of work, but always worth it.  We all look forward to it each year. 

I know a lot of people are having trouble posting a comment.  If someone knows how, would you please comment on "how to post a comment?"  I have had several questions on it, and honestly, I do not know how to do it myself! 

As always, thank you for all your thoughts, prayers, love and support.  We feel them all.  The next few months are going to be pretty tough.  I hate the thought of mom having to go through it all.  Daily, it forces us to look beyond what we know and go straight to the feet of Jesus.  In HIM alone, I find my peace and hope. 

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