[Jodylee]

Hi everybody!

It has been a very rough three weeks. I am exhausted. I'm home.

Thank you to everyone for all of the concern, prayers, etc. .

My mom is not doing well. The tumor is so large that it has started to crush her esophagus and that is why she was unable to swallow solid foods or keep anything down. She is still in the hospital and has had a feeding tube put in her stomach. It is only temporary, thank goodness.

She is going to start radiation therapy this week to shrink the mass so that she will be able to eat again. Surgery is not an option because of the location and irregularity in shape. The oncologist will be doing more tests to determine the point of origination. I don't think it even matters at this stage. We are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.

I am hoping to go back to Pittsburgh as soon as I can. This darn MS is making things really difficult! I have to get a T-spine mri tomorrow and see the neuro. Wednesday I get my second Tysabri infusion. I also need to try to get back to work soon. My short term disability benefits run out on April 23. There is just too much going on right now; I feel like screaming.


Sorry for being such a downer. I will try to cheer up but it seems like that would just take too much effort right now.