Sigh.

I am not going to go into the details that led us to today, but my mom had a brain scan last Thursday after telling the doctor that she had burning spots on her skull that would migrate around. Sometimes it was constant pain, other times it would subside for a bit. We both found out preliminary results today and the scan shows abnormalities. What does that mean? We will find out the specifics tomorrow when we meet with a radiation doctor. What it means to her and to me as well is that the cancer has reached the brain. I have no idea how much time mom has left before she is consumed by her cancer nor can I fathom that number even if it was given to me this moment. She is devastated, but not giving up. I told her this is another battle to fight and fight she must as long as she has the desire to do so. I am not sure right now how much desire she has, but she has shown tremendous courage thus far and I don't forsee her giving up yet. It is a harsh reality that I believed to be inevitable. She was a little more optimistic than I and is taking this as a stunning blow. I can't say I blame her. I will post the specifics tomorrow after we meet with another doctor. It appears that radiation is an option, but I don't want to jump the gun on that quite yet. More tomorrow.

Pat