Hello Everyone,

Just thought I'd better update Laura's blog before I get "fired" from my job of posting her status. She is doing as well as can be expected I suppose. As I said on the last entry, she is no longer on chemo, but continues to take the Zometta via IV monthly and is now taking Tomaxifin orally. She still has considerable pain, but the meds along with Ibuprofin seem to be helping. She just today got the results of her last tumor marker test back. She is at 60 now, down from 77 so there has definitely been some improvement; let's all keep hoping and praying this number continues downward.

She seems to be in good spirits and holds that positive attitude. We are planning a mid-year ya-ya event in June which we are all happy about. (For those of you who don't know about ya-ya gatherings, it is a few day gathering of her aunts, female cousin and myself. The six of us have been doing this for 5 years now and always have a fabulous time). This time we are going to meet in Truckee. This just all got planned in a 15 minute conversation by phone--very fast planning I must say!

Please keep sending your positive thoughts, humorous stories, prayers and whatever else Laura's way. Til next time.....

Shirley/Mom


Thanks for listening--