Only Good News

So I'm only going to talk about good news tonight. Mom's tumor was self-contained. The surgeon removed one lymph node and it was clear. Yayyy!!! They believe they got the entire tumor. We'll know more in a week when she sees her surgeon for follow-up. So, since the tumor had not spread to the lymph nodes, that means it was less than a Stage 3 cancer. This is what I had hoped, and this is truly what I believed was to be true before we even went in today. I felt so bad for my mom this morning--while we were waiting for her first appointment today, she said to me, "I am so scared." Let me tell you--having never heard that from my mom before--it shook me up. You all would be so proud of how strong I was today. I shed not a single tear--that is really hard for me to do, but I knew I had to do it, and I did.

Thank you to EVERYBODY who said prayers and gave us all best wishes. You are the best, and I couldn't ask for better people to know. I love you all. You just simply have no idea how full my heart feels right now with all the prayers my mom has received this week. My mom, myself and my family were truly wrapped in a blanket of love today--no matter how corny that sounds.