Appointments

Mom had her appointment today. She goes in for surgery on Thursday for a partial mastectomy. They won't know until that day if the cancer has spread to her lymph nodes or not. I tried really really hard to be strong, but then when the doctor said "this is when we start to worry about our daughters (getting cancer)" I started to cry. He was so kind--too bad every doctor doesn't have his bedside manner. He looked at me and said, "It's okay to cry, I cry all the time." The good thing is that Mom has a "nurse navigator." She's kind of a case manager. She will go to Mom's appointment with her if Mom wants her to, she communicates regularly with the surgeons and oncologists, and she meets with them twice a month and they discuss each patient case and what they think the best course of action is for each patient. It's really quite impressive. She was so sweet with Mom too. So, Now we just wait for Thursday to come around.

Kory's dad had a new stint put in today--I guess the one he got about a year ago was all clogged up. He's in the hospital for 24 hours and will come to our house for another 24 hours before he goes home. Hopefully that helps him to feel better. He's been sick for a long time and hasn't really been able to sleep very well at all, so I hope this helps him.

One tidbit of drama--lightning started a fire out here in Lockwood--great. Luckily we're not close to it, but I worry about the smoke and how it affects Morgan. I guess we'll see if her cough gets worse.

I think I need a drink. . .