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Thanks all, I know some of yuns have sent me private mail, I’ll get to yuns ASAP. Mom is in hospital where they want to put in a pipe/tube for chemo and get her started. She might have a breast tumor the size of an orange to small grapefruit and we are waiting results of a PET scan. I just hope that is all there is. She will be 75 in August. I will keep as brave, strong and tough as I can as well as keep on praying and asking God for His help I’ll be truthful, I’m freakin’ scared, man. Even so, I’m encouraged by stories where people have even beat it at Stages 3 and 4. I just want to know when we start beating this thing back and knowing more. I know nothing in life is guaranteed but to me, failure is not an option.

Well, talked to mom just now. She had to have a tube put in for chemo (sent me home so I get something to eat) and came through OK. The PET scan showed that she has cancer only in her left breast and a little in her right (they did not know about) and none detected beyond that. I'm happy at least it is contained there and I was going to bring up the point of taking both breasts (as one Freeper suggested here) anyhoo but the goal is to shrink it and then go in. I know there are times you want to cut it out right away but that is not the best strategy all the time. She can drive herself to chemo too.

She's a fighter, she'll be 75 in August and BTW, she took this better than me although I'm remaining strong or as strong as I can. I wanted to go see her tonite but she told me to stay home because here in Pittsburgh, we had bad thunderstorms (I got home just before they began this afternoon) and she wanted me to be with the cats. Anyhoo, I feel tired and spaced out so I feel I should not be behind the wheel if I can help it, slept very little and almost fell out of my bed to boot.

I know we might have ups and down as we fight this but at least now I feel I had some weight removed from my burden. I'm glad since my job assignment ended and I have to go back looking for work although if need be, I'll have to work things around Mom.