07/27/09: Sickness and nausea seem to be a daily occurrence at this point but the main cause is believed to be due to the radiation. She completed the round of radiation this past Wednesday and received her certificate of completion. It had signatures from the staff with comments of completing it with courage and an outstanding attitude. What a happy day for her and all of us that she has that behind her. The final results are expected in approximately a month. It has helped her with the pain though. Hopefully she will be past the sickness soon too. She was able to get out Sat for a short wheelchair ride on the boardwalk. It was great for her to get out in the sun a little bit, smell the salty air and hear the screams of laughter coming from the kids playing in the sand and the water. We took pictures and had a great time. I'll try to put some pictures up on this soon. Sunday morning was uplifting as she was able to go to church for most of the service. It is so wonderful to see the loving relationship and support from her friends and church family. Everyone has continued to show the concern and love they have for her. The cards have continued to come in and being taped up on the walls making them a part of her living room decor. Soon they will expand to the dining room. She lights up when they come in. We are currently reading them to her as her left eye is closed at this time. The doctor believes she has an eye infection and prescribed some eye drops for it. She has an eye doctor appointment on Wed. There is a call into the chemo doctor to find out when the chemo will begin. The plan is still to use the chemo suggested by Fox Chase but to have it administered in her home area. Hopefully she will get some strength back and relief of the nausea and sickness prior to beginning the chemo. This past weekend she had all of her 5 children together (for only the 3rd time ever). We celebrated with a feast of shrimp and king crab legs on Fri night and then shrimp and lobster on Sat night. What a time, grilling out, talking and visiting with each other. Living in different areas it is seldom we all get together and have time to be a family but when we are able to it is nice reminiscing and laughing about old times. Thank you for your support to all of us. It is very uplifting and inspiring and showing us on a different level how to regard others in need. Please continue with your visits, thoughts and prayers for healing. We know all things are possible with the Lord.