Hi all,
I know I don’t really post here that much anymore, but as many of you know, I have been around almost since the beginning. Anyways, I needed somewhere to vent a little bit and there was always relief that came from sharing my thoughts on here.

My mom was diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma a little over 4 years ago. In layman’s terms—she develops aggressive, rapidly growing tumors in her brain. As the tumors expand, they press against parts of her brain resulting in a variety of mental and physical afflictions.

At the time, doctors gave her 90 days to live. She met a surgeon who was pioneering new forms of cancer treatment at The James Cancer Hospital at the Ohio State University and went on to become one of his first success stories using his treatments. She went into full remission and has been in perfect health since. Luckily, that same doctor is now head of the neurological department, so if anyone was going to treat her, we are glad it is him.

2 months ago my mom got really sick again. She was unable to eat and felt nauseous on a regular basis. She met with a series of doctors and they were almost certain she was sick again with same lymphoma. CAT scans and MRIs revealed 2 new and possibly a 3rd tumor. In recent weeks she has suffered from memory loss, lack of co-ordination, loss of balance, eye and hand tremors, inability to control movement, confusion, incoherent thought processes, acute dementia, repition of statements and conversations, headaches and migraines, lack of appetite, vomitting, and numerous other ailments that are a direct result of the expanding tumors exerting pressure on various parts of her brain.

Friday, she underwent surgery to extract tissue samples to perform a biopsy. They have diagnosed her with the same cancer from four years ago and we are starting a 6 month, extremely aggressive, and highly regimented treatment today.

Although the longterm outlook is good, the next half year will be very trying for us all. She will be sick on a regular basis due to the chemo, and will be on extended stays in the hospital one out of every three weeks. At any point, things could always turn for the worse, but we keep hope alive.

Anyway, I appreciate you all letting me vent for a few. And if you would be so kind, and it is of your nature, will anyone that wants to please just pray for her?

Thanks,
Kurticus