A Hard Day

Diana and Jeannine from Genentech

Graham woke up with bad pain in his back and hips, and he was so very tired almost the entire day. We had been really hopeful this week, because the tumors in his neck and legs melted away. So we were hoping that all the cancer in between his neck and legs had also melted away. But with this pain, it makes us wonder if the cancer that the PET scan had found in the pelvis is back, or perhaps had never gone away.

The bright spot in the day was a visit from Diana and Jeannine from Genentech. Diana showed us her beautiful photos from her sabbatical in Guatemala with her two sons, and Jeannine told us stories about her dozens of chickens. She also caught us up on the good progress of her son, who broke his jaw and several other bones when he was running hard to catch a ball while keeping his eye on the ball, rather than on the post in front of him. It hurts just thinking about it. We wish him a speedy recovery from his upcoming lip surgery and root canals.

Thank you Ella and Lisa H. We enjoyed your borscht, chicken and cupcakes. And Joni and Bernard - thanks for the awesome cheesecake!! Graham had some at lunch and dinner.