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The One Where I Get Some News From Home

Geoff, Marilyn, and I made it to Kamloops in good time this morning (after a pitstop at Starbucks... baby *loves* half-caf coffee). We met Hannah for lunch, then headed over to Al & Joanne's in the afternoon. We paused for tea before a whirlwind dinner, then it was off to the church for Hannah's graduation. Pictures to follow :)

I knew that my mom had her oncology appointment this morning while we were on the road, so I found a phone once we arrived and called home for an update. Whew. I definitely underestimated the effect that would have on me. I'm so happy to be out here with my *other* family, but I knew that today would be the one day it would be tough to not be at home. I just really needed to hug my mom.

It wasn't bad news, it was just disappointing news. The oncologist wants to do a bunch of additional tests before they start chemo treatments, and there will be a bit of a wait before they can do day surgery to install her port (a kind of central line to feed the drugs through at her appointments). On top of that, they've decided to go with three-week cycles of chemo instead of two-week cycles.

All of this adds up to mean that there is absolutely no chance of my mom being finished treatment before the babies come. And while I was technically prepared to hear that... I can't help but wonder how many times a person's heart can break before it scars. I'm not really sure who cried more on the phone. We made plans to see my parents the first day that we're back, but it's not really good enough for me tonight. Fortunately, I had family here to hug me when I couldn't be quite as strong as I was trying to be. God is good.

Labels: Family, The C Word, Travel

posted by Lindsay @ 11:08 PM