Sunday, December 27, 2009

Day Seven


Well, it snowed here yesterday afternoon... 













And today it was sunny so everything is a big slushy mess out there.

Mom began the morning at the clinic with about a 10 minute drip of her own super-charged stem cells.  Afterwards, a 45 minute drip of protein.  Mr. Won says the protein helps the body... kind of like how you feel when you first wake up in the morning.  I got my second WBC stimulator shot today.


Dr. Moon only stuck his head in the room, while mom was getting the drip, for just a second. I had to ask him to please come back.  We asked about the scans and he said "wait... be right back".  About 45 minutes later, I knocked on his door (this time mom is in the waiting area) and asked if we should still wait.  He came out to mom and said that he is still waiting for more information and literally said "calm down".  We think it's just the only English phrase he knows for "chill out".  He said that he believes the cancer may have invaded that painful area in the rib cage and intercostal nerves but that he still needs to find out more (which may be tomorrow or the next day).  He is suggesting a "new" kind of treatment (not like regular chemo) to go along with a focused radiation of the area.  He says he is trying to "cure" her.  So... we will calm down... and see what each day brings. 

...   Popcorn still there today...