And we have another update

Ok, so as you can all tell I haven't had time to send out the last update much less update the site w/ new pics and all.  So after moms chemo about 2 weeks ago she suffered from a SEVERE bout with pain in her hip.  Like real bad.  So bad actually that she didn't go to work b/c she thought this was the turning point we were all dreading and that things just wouldn't get better.  At some point that pain eased up and moved into her back and neck.  This past Monday started off not much better but I drove her to get her bloodwork and then to pick up some things from the grocery.  At some point in the store her cancer went all bi-polar and she felt absolutely fine.  It was crazy.  I was close to having a panic attack just from my emotions being jacked around for 2 weeks.  She drove herself to chemo and work after on Tuesday and has been completely back to herself.  She saw her oncologist on Tuesday and he said she looked fabulous.  Yesterday we went and met with an orthopedic oncologist at Emory to have him make sure there is not a fracture in moms hip.  No fractures but we did get a better picture of what is causing the pain and where its located.  Her left side is the side that hurts so much and causes her to limp.  The bone destruction on that side is out on the "iliac wing?".  Basically this area doesn't have any structural significance other than being where muscles attach.  So he thinks what happens is when the muslces pull on it continuosly it flares up and can even break off in pieces.  Apparently this is just fine and will scar up and heal itself.  He compared the pain waves to those of a woman with osteoperosis.  On the right side however, the side that doesn't hurt, the bone cancer is located in the back side of the ball and socket bone.  This is a dangerous place because it could very easily break the hip if mom missteps or jars her right leg some how.  That would cause an extremely difficult hip replacement.  Soooooo what whe have decided to do is get cementplasty injected into that bone tumor.  It is a bone cement that reinforces malignant bone and eases pain.  Very simple outpatient procedure.  And that is the last of that news.  Mom has one more round of chemo before her next scan in late April.  If you could all keep up your work with prayers, positive thoughts, good juju, love, friendship and the occasional thought we would would soooooooooooooooooo appreciate it as always.  As mom says the past 2 weeks were our dry run of what our future could be and well.... we all failed it.  Yay! 

In the meantime my husband and I are moving out on April 13th (Friday).  Our house is finally almost done if you can believe that.  It will be bitter sweet since I felt that there was actually a reason that I was needed here by mom and dad.  I'm trying to convince them to move into a ranch home in our neighborhood so I can keep an eye on them.  LOL.  Anyways, Lisa, moms sister is coming to stay for a week or so while we move in and get settled.  Not that mom needs care anymore since she is back to rockin and rollin. 

Ok y'all I promise to keep you updated better.  Once I get my life settled in at the house and caught up on stuff I can prettify the site again.  All my pictures are on my computer that I have put in hospice care b/c of its cracked motherboard.  Didn't help that the site that was hosting all my slide shows I had on here shut down.  Have a fabulous Easter and Spring Break to all of you!!!!