Good News From Utah

(Written by Sara)

A quick update. My parents are back in Salt Lake City. They arrived yesterday with Maebie and my Uncle Hugh in tow. My mom had her first CT since starting chemotherapy yesterday evening, and she received the results today.  We are happy to report some good news. It appears the chemo is doing its job. The SOBs are starting to shrink.

She is settled in to the Hunstman Center again. We had a great dinner at the little hospital diner. They have a killer salmon salad that's served only on Wednesdays. I joked about coming to the hospital diner on Wednesdays even when my mom isn't here. It's really a good salad. We even sneaked in some wine and had a little celebration.

She's really looking great. I saw her wig for the first time the other night and thought she did a great job picking it out. She also has some cute little hats. During her first round of chemo a nurse told her that she should expect to feel pretty crappy when she gets home after chemo, but just as she starts to feel normal again after 2 weeks, it starts all over again. It turns out that is true.

Patrick and Aunt Claire, and possibly Aunt Kathy are flying in to visit this weekend. We are looking forward to seeing them. I hope to play some banana grams and doing some knitting with my mom.

More later!