The cancer cells in Ginger's body are traveling through her bloodstream. Where the cells come to rest becomes a new source of cancerous cells. This domino effect will likely become fatal in 3-4 weeks ( Read more... )

I still have a small hope that Ginger will recover. I recognize that this hope has almost nothing to justify its existence and flies right in the face of some pretty convincing labwork. But I will not abandon this hope until, and if, Ginger decides that it is too much work to pursue it ( Read more... )

The cause of Ginger's 2-day-on, 2-day-off fever cycle continues to elude identification. A scan of her head has eliminated the possibility of a clot or aneurism ( Read more... )

A siren went off in my neighborhood about 10 minutes ago. I thought that it was just a car alarm, but it was louder and longer in duration. Finally I got out of bed with the intention of banging on someone's door to complain ( Read more... )

Ginger is still very weak and requires frequent doses of pain meds. Her fever broke again, but that isn't as reassuring as it used to be. Her temperature has been cycling above 101 every 2-3 days for the last week. I'll feel better if 3 days go by and it stays normal ( Read more... )

I'm grateful that Ginger has been assigned a new doctor who seems to have the ability to think creatively when presented with ambiguous symptoms. I'm frustrated that the last 3 weeks have been wasted with repeating the same medical tests just to get the same negative results ( Read more... )

Ginger has multiple lesions on her liver.

The diagnosis is cancer.

There was a panel at CONvergence about the etiquette of social networks and the greatly expanded social demands they can create ( Read more... )

"Drinking too much to get you off my mind
I won't cry you a river
I aint after your heart no mo'
I want your liver"

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