Mum just got out of her CT scan. They found a tumor the size of a large tennis ball on her pancreas. We got mixed news about this ( Read more... )

Well, word has come back my mother has a mass in her breast, and a mass in her abdomen. The bloodwork was inconclusive but did look as though she would start throwing cancer markers soon. We could get a 100% diagnosis with a CT scan, and have an idea what kind of surgery is possible, if any, and if not, we could proceed with chemo and radiation ( Read more... )

God I am so drained.

I'm working two jobs for a total of 42 hours a week, taking 19 credit hours at the college, taking part in a musical which reherses 4 or 5 nights a week (which is hella more fun than I thought it would be) and having insomnia and/or nightmares. And now I have a cold. And a county wide concert to sing tonight.

Want to die now.

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So fucking funny I peed myself laughing. I don't know why, it *just* *IS*!

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Also no word on my mom, yet. No news is good news, right?

I also felt kind of bad laughing at that video. I thought perhaps it was some sort of strange seizure of some sort, and then I watched this:

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The first thing I noticed is the timing if the legs as if they were ( Read more... )

I wish I had news of better tidings ( Read more... )

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For now, I'll keep this short and sweet ( Read more... )

Sorry for being MIA for so long. It's been a hellish 4 weeks, but now that its over with I feel blessed that I survived and feel I am a stronger person because of it ( Read more... )

When my mom and I went out to feed, Gracie was down and couldn't get up. I managed to get her on her feet three times but she was just too weak to stand and she kept falling back down. I sat with her head in my lap and felt the old familiar ache of a broken heart, and I cried. I broke down completely. Its been a long time since I felt that kind of ( Read more... )