Mom finished her last chemo treatment several weeks ago.  She's patiently looking forward to the therapy doing what it needs to do and funneling out of her system.  Maybe she'll start to feel normal again, although we all know that the normal of the past will never be the same.  That's how life is.

In the next few weeks, she'll start on a new drug treatment that is in it's final trial stages.  This treatment is conducted in only two places in the country...and we are lucky that it happened to be taking place in our backyard, and that the timing for new entrants seemed to align with her recovery.

There was an interesting article in the New York Times this week about these new types of cancer treating therapies.  You can check it out at:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/health/research/in-study-drug-delays-worsening-of-breast-cancer-with-fewer-side-effects.html.

My dad's cooking skills seemed to have held up.  I've never seen anything more touching in my life than the way this man cares for her. Humor and laughter are great therapies as well.  With spring, they've been entertained with new bird nests and bird hatchings, along with a frisky, rambunctious fawn in their backyard.

Appreciate the good thoughts.