The saga began.....

The saga began March 10 with a trip to the emergency room. Mom was extremely weak with low sugar and blood pressure and fell out. Wee-hoo, another ride in the ambulance. Once at the Emergency Room, during the routine physical exam, a mass was found in Mom’s belly area. She had a CT scan and the next day followed up with an ultrasound. On St. Patrick’s Day, she had a biopsy. On March 23, her Primary Care Physician confirmed ovarian cancer. We were referred to a GYN Oncologist at Baptist Hospital named Dr. John Wheelock. The visit to Dr. Wheelock was informative, frightening, life-altering, heart-breaking and simply glum.

It’s amazing how a sequin of events can change your life forever. Unexpectedly, your focus changes to the here and now. The whole ordeal is hard to wrap your hands around because Mom is feeling absolutely no ill effects from this thing that she affectionately calls “Bubba”. I think that’s why it is and will be difficult for Mom to make a decision to battle something that’s not giving her any trouble. The adage of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” comes to mind. I can imagine Mom saying “it’s not bothering me so why should I bother it”. So we take it one day at a time. Mom will decide how to go forward and we will respect and support whatever she chooses. We love that woman!