Let's start at the beginning.....April

Where to start? Well, I keep waiting on my mom to write something but she's been a little busy lately so I thought I would make the first post. To begin with, this blog will be written on by several people so if it seems like I have some psychological problems, I really don't have different people in my head, just several aunts who are sharing as well. :) We have created this blog to give you, our loved ones, who are scattered around the country a chance to check in from time to time to see how things are going. However you may know her as, Gwen, Mom or Memaw, I'm sure if you're reading this, you care about her and are concerned for the journey she is embarking on.

Let's start with the basics: she was told in early May after a chest x-ray that she may have lung cancer but would need further testing. After a biopsy, they did confirm a few weeks ago that she did indeed have a tumor in one lung, below her bronchial tubes (so it's not affecting her breathing right now) but were concerned that it had spread into her lymph glands. More testing was needed....as of Tuesday of this week, it has spread into her lymph glands and so the decision was made to go forward with chemo. This type of lung cancer is not curable but with chemo, it may slow it down to allow her some more time. Today she had her port put it and her first chemo treatment will be June 9.

So, I think that pretty much covers the basics and lets you in on where things are at now. Hopefully between all of us we can keep you well informed as to what is going on and what specific prayers are needed at that time. Please remember that I am in no way a health professional so some details may be incorrect but I'll do the best I can to be accurate and precise.

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