Almost 4 Years

Mom is going through her biannual vaccine treatment. She's doing very well! We saw Dr. Hutcheon a couple of days ago as well. He mentioned the four year mark and the fact that Mom is doing very well. We discussed her periodic eating problems and he thought it was an issue with her stent getting plugged. He was quite pleased however with the overall state of the stent and stated that it has lasted well beyond its time. It sounds like the stent will need some intervention at some point - either insertion of a new one or burning it out (?). I remember asking him at the time he inserted it if the stent was permanent (I had read they were not) and he replied that it was. I think he was possibly thinking it would outlast Mom but he seems to thankfully have been wrong. It's been raining here so the drive to Hopkins is a little more difficult. One more day of blood draws and we are good for another six months.

50th Anniversary

Mom and Dad celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary!

Six Month Checkup

Mom went in for her 6 month checkup and things are fine. Her scan was clean and her CA 19-9 dropped back down to 35 which is great news. She passed her blood test for the vaccination (this time she stopped all herbal supplements a few weeks ago) and will get the shots on Monday. Another sigh of relief.