Mom saw the oncology doctor on Thursday and he said that she could start chemo any time. Mom decided on Friday to start getting the treatments on Monday. Since then, one of Mom's external tubes started leaking quite a bit. Dad took some cultures of the site as it looked infected. Mom has been going to the BV hospital for IV antibiotics every 6 hours since yesterday afternoon as a precaution. If the cultures come back positive (we will hear tonight at the earliest) she will probably not be able to start chemo on Monday. Mom's tumor is growing quite fast according to the doctors at Mayo - so starting chemo soon will be key. Please pray that the infection will respond well to the anitbiotics.

She had a better night last night, but is still battling nausea around the clock and isn't sleeping well in general because of it. We usually like to keep mornings quiet and let her sleep in. She also hasn't been able to eat much because of the nausea.

Grandma and Mom's two sisters and their husbands are in town for the weekend to visit. They have brought a breath of fresh air to the house and have been such an encouragement to have around.