Things continue to move very fast. By this Friday, my mom will have had nine appointments in six business days. I am very thankful to everyone at Clearview Cancer Institute for being so caring and for addressing the disease so aggressively.
The news yesterday was somewhat discouraging -- the cancer was determined to be "extensive stage," meaning that it was not confined to just the chest. There was a spot on her liver and several in her bones.
Chemotherapy starts today. We are still hopeful for a good outcome. We have seen many patients at CCI defy the odds.
Over my mom's life, she never did anything that brought her recognition. She never did anything that rocked the world. But she is a great person by every meaningful standard. Her occupation is the most honorable of jobs -- mom. And she does her job as well as any ever has.
She has taught her kids about the important things in life -- love of God, love of man. Seems I recall a highly regarded Teacher once saying that these are indeed the two most important things in life. When I say this is what she taught and what she continues to teach, these are not empty words. It's not like she taught us lots of other things and then sprinkled these in among them. There are no other lessons, no other distractions. The message is simple and focused.
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