Brain Radiation is done!

Yesterday was mom's last day of radiation on her brain.  Yea!  16 treatments completed.  A little break and then Cycle 3 of Chemo starts next Tuesday.

We were sitting in the waiting room after she was done, waiting for some medical records we had ordered.  We were talking about smoking and how you would think the cost of the darn things would be enough of an incentive for people to quit.  I was trying to figure out what an average pack of cigarettes would cost if purchased everyday for a year.  Mom provided the answer while I was still doing a mental calculation.  Then she joked that they must not have fried all her brain cells cause she could still do multiplication!!!

She has been feeling pretty good the last couple of days.  She is still extremely fatigued but it's nice when it's not coupled with a slew of other symptoms like nausea, heartburn, stomach problems etc.  On Sunday, she went out to a Buffet and to Grafton to have a walk around.  She had fun being out of the house, but it tends to wear her out and she is really tired the next day.

I have to say she has been looking especially pretty the last few days.  She has been wearing some of those cute summer dresses and looks just adorable.  Even some of the patients that come and go at the radiation center commented to me how pretty she is and what great skin she has.  That's my mama!

So in our "down" time, we are now getting things ready for the big move to Vegas.  We have found a doctor in Las Vegas and made an appointment and are working on getting medical records transferred.  Charlotte took mom's dog Oscar, to North Caroline with her.   The plan is, that after a week or so to recoup from Cycle 3, Mom and Charles will fly out to Vegas and live with Danielle and her family for the time being.  Danielle is flying out here to St Louis, we will load up the moving truck and Chris will be helping her drive to Las Vegas.  It's 25 hours of driving so it will take them about three days to make the trip.  Let's just say we have bought a lot of one way plane tickets!!

 Chris will fly home from Las Vegas and have a few days before we have to hit the road ourselves and make the two day drive to Florida. 

So that's it for now.  The kids are out of school tomorrow, summer will officially start for us and we all keep plugging away one day at a time.

Thank you again to everyone who continues to pray and send positive thoughts this way.  We really do appreciate everyone's support.  Love to you all.