Week Ending 5/12

Well, to start with - Happy Mother's Day

I love my mom. She's a great person and a great mother. In my life she's been my friend and my teacher. The person I turn to for advice, whether about parenthood, money or just good movies to watch. She and I have always shared a love of books and movies. 

So, Happy Mother's Day, mom and thanks for being there for me.

At this point, I need to mention this week's bad news. Back in December, mom had her cancer surgery. They said they caught the cancer, and it hadn't spread. It looks like they were wrong. After months of pain and being ignored, my mom finally got them to listen to her and they did more tests. She still has cancer.

Now, there's something you need to understand about my mom. Faced with a crisis, she just gets down to the business of dealing with it. She doesn't give up. (Hey, I had to get it from somewhere. :) ). So, we're not giving up. She's got an appointment coming up with the doctor coming up to discuss the next steps. We'll deal with it.

Good thoughts, positive energy, prayers and general good will are all welcomed.

I'm worried about her. More, I'm frustrated that my own illness prevents me from getting on the next plane home and standing next to her to glower at doctors and generally be supportive. Good thoughts, positive energy and prayers are about my limit. That, and being a there for her if only on the phone. So, I do what I can. We'll deal with it.

OK, now for the good news of the week. I mentioned last week that I got some blood work for Juno's insurance. The tests show that my annoying struggles with diabetes and dieting have been worthwhile. My numbers have gone back down, just across the line into the pre-diabetic range. So, I'll keep doing what I'm doing. You know, I actually like lettuce. 

So, some really bad and some really good. 

Good days and bad days. 

We deal with them. 

Onward