Here we go!

Lindsey here. A lot has happened since the last post.

First, mom's grandma Bessie passed away on Sunday. We were at the viewing all day on Tuesday and had the funeral on Wednesday. She was 96 years old, so we think that's pretty good! I don't know that I'd even want to live that long! She was a Christian lady and was ready to go, so we're happy that she's in a better place. Please pray for mom, her parents, and her sisters during this hard time. They were close to grandma.

Now for the cancer update. When they biopsied the centinal lymph node (that they took out on Thursday), they did find cancer in it. There is a border line and the cancer was over that line. As a result, they will be taking out all mom's lymph nodes on the left side when they do the mastectomy. That will make her immune system much weaker and she won't be able to do much of anything outside unless she has gloves on up to her elbows. She'll be more suseptible to infections and one little piece of dirt in a cut could put her in the hospital for up to two weeks. She's going to the oncologist on Monday at 5:15 and she will be starting chemo next week. She's now been bumped up to 6-8 rounds of chemo, every two weeks, because of the lymph nodes. Halfway through the chemo, she'll go see Bruce Vannatta, the plastic surgeon.

I know she's appreciate any encouragement you can send her way. Please be praying that she'll be really strong for the chemo. Mom doesn't handle medicine too great (and I have a great story about her at Red Lobster when the waitress spiked her raspberry lemonade if you'd like to hear it...it's proof that she can't handle much of anything foreign!) So pray that she'll be able to handle this chemo like a pro football player. She's still a very positive lady...more so than I would be in her situation. You know her...she's a tough cookie. We are very much appreciating your prayers and ask that you continue to pray for her because it's making a difference.

Oh yea, keep posted to the blog. Mom's going to let me shave her head once her hair starts going...and you better believe we'll have pictures!!! I think she's secretly excited to be following in Britney Spears' footsteps. :)

1 Chronicles 28:20, "David also said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the LORD is finished." NIV