Advice from Baby Brother

For those of you who are unaware, Mom is one of many. She's the first girl, and third born of the crazy eights. Her brother Peter sent her this today in reference to her beginning radiation:

Save some money:  Just take the door off the microwave, lay it on your belly, and fire away!

Interesting strategy, eh?

Speaking of radiation, Mom had her appointment today with Dr. van Rooy and she's to begin on Tuesday Jan. 6. On Christmas Eve, she'll have another CT scan to get an accurate baseline picture of how things are doing this far out of surgery and before radiation is underway. In the meantime, she continues to be showered with the most sincere and surprising acts of kindness. Example: the woman she works through at the bank sent her chocolate covered fruit! And it's not just the food (which is delicious), it's the prayers, the thoughts, the hugs, and the laughs. We can't say thank you enough for these gestures of kindness, especially knowing that people have busy lives of their own.