herbiehancock

I haven't blogged for a few days, and usually when that happens I come back with a long rambling post to make up for lost time.  I'm going to try not to do that this time around to spare you all the details.  Instead I thought I'd just list a few things to catch you up to speed with what's been happening of late. I know you all are busy and have better things to do with your time than to spend it reading my blog posts. It's been a long week and it is only Wednesday!  Several things are causing me concern right now. My neighbor, the wife of the thoughtful man who recently cleared our driveway of the snow, had surgery this week to remove a large brain tumor.  It's too early to tell yet how things are going to be with her. The daughter of my coworker, I first mentioned quite a while ago, that a few of you may remember continues to struggle with inoperable brain cancer.  After going through numerous treatments and a short time of the tumor shrinking slightly, she i...

I received word back last night from my coworker about her daughter. Yesterday's nine hour surgery went well, and the news was more positive and promising than expected. Here is part of the message that I received from my friend. "We got a wonderful surprise in that several pathologists think the tumor is not an anaplastic astorcytoma, but actually a grade 2 different type of astrocytoma that is rare, but slow growing. We still need to wait for the full 5 day report to come back, but at least 3 people agree that it is this type of tumor. We are so excited! If it is this type of tumor, she will only need radiation and no chemo. Before we were talking a year of treatments, now, it should be a shorter term." This little girl still has a long road ahead of her, but this possible change in the diagnosis has given her family new hope for her future. Thank you once again to those who have remembered this little girl and her family in your thoughts and prayers. In what see...