Well heres the Clan! From left to right, my grandmother, my mom, me in the middle, Cindy next to me and my father and my neice behind Cindy. Yesterday was a great day and today I got Cindy up and walking around a bit. So that made it even better! Tomorrow I'm having a small party here and last night three friends "kidnapped" me and got me a bit drunk. I can't help it if apple martini's were calling my name! Totally not my fault I had three of them!!! But they were darn good! We made a toast to Cindy... to her health and her life. Before we even toasted to me. Things are looking up.... and for that I couldnt be happier. 

Great news all around!!!

Well I graduated... and Cindy was there too! The test results are in and they have stopped the cancer from spreading... there is NO NEW GROWTH!!! So now the next step is to get rid of whats there. All in all it was a great day all around. When My father returns home, I'll post the pics of me and my family... For now, here is one a friend took of me at graduation.

keeps coming

Well the fluid removal from her lungs went well and if all stays well she should be back home on Saturday. They put a port in her so she wont have to keep poking herself with needles and they wont have to keep looking for veins. I'm told that its painless. I have seen this before and usually its not a big deal.

She seemed to be doing ok and she's eating fairly well again. They put her back a light dose of steroids and she is starting physical therapy as well. We will have a physical therapist coming to my home to work with her and help her gain some strength again.

Hope all are doing well.
~Sherry

October 10th

Well 10/10 is Cindy's birthday and it turned out to be a fairly quiet day. She ate a little bit and she has been in the hospital all week long. They are trying to find out why she has so much trouble holding down food. They put her back on a low dose of steriods as well as Adavan for her stomach. She sleeps most of the time but at least she is able to hold down some food when she does finally eat.

My parents, my Uncle Jack, Aunt Sheila, Brother in law, neice and my sister's Mother in law came in for her birthday and we had a little cake and some presents. Turned out to be an okay day for her.

Today (10/11) we got some results. The radiation to her head was a success and has stopped the growth of any more cancer, as well as the radiation to her back. She has some fluid on her lungs and they are going to extract the fluid tomorrow morning. There is a slight chance of her lungs collapsing so they want to do this early in the day when there is a full staff of doctors on hand to help her. We'll all pray and keep our fingers crossed.

She also has been having some diarrhea so they are trying to find the source of that as well. If it is coming from the Iressa, which is the chemotherapy pill, then she will have to go for traditional chemo instead which really would be draining on her.

I hope tomorrow goes well for her and I hope everyone says a good long prayer... she needs them all.

Godspeed Emilio

At 2pm today, October 5th, 2004, my best friend Chris's father Emilio passed away. He was in no pain and died peacefully. He has been suffering horribly with cancer and the passed few days has been very bad.

I hope that everyone will give Chris a little prayer that he and his family stay strong during this hard time. He was truly a sweet kind hearted man who deserves to be at peace and suffer no more.

You'll be sorely missed Emilio.

~Sherry

Little Releif

Well Cindy's blood sugar went down to 97 which is perfect! She's off the steriods and shes starting to get stronger. She's walking around a little bit better and a LOT more awake. She's starting to also eat a bit better. Her sense of taste is also returning which is great, so she'll enjoy whatever she is eating a lot more.

She's back on the Iressa for a little while now and I don't know how its helping yet but I've been massaging down her legs and her hands from stiffness. Her right foot doesnt get swollen anymore, and the left one does but not as bad and the massaging helps.

Well for now things are going ok and shes been going outside to sit and enjoy the cool weather. Thanks for the support and I'll update you more soon!