Back From St. Louis and Thanksgiving
I had a great time at the Youth Specialties Convention in St. Louis. It was good to see so many friends that I hadn't seen in a long time. The best thing is that YS paid for all of our lunches and dinners together! It was a whirlwind, but all of it was good time.

I found out on Wednesday before Thanksgiving that my mom's tumor count had risen again. It's now at 112. She was diagnosed with breast cancer last year about this time. It has spread to her bones (a place on her hip, one on a rib, and possibly one on the skull). So far none of the medications have stopped the spread of the cancer. She's got a couple more hormonal options before the necessity to resort to chemo (which she has said she doesn't want to do). It's a hard thing. Please keep her and my family in your prayers.

Strangely, if there's a possiblity of a blessing coming with the curse of cancer, its that time with my mom is all the more meaningful. I embrace those moments. So, instead of Thanksgiving being sad after hearing such news, it was actually great. Amy had a great Thanksgiving with the grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, etc. We stayed with my parents until Saturday, and Hailey got to play everyday with her cousins. Really a good time.
posted by Jimmy at 5:52 PM | |