Well, she did it! Mom completed the prescribed 30 sessions of radiation therapy, with only a two-day break. Huge accomplishment!!
Now she will rest for two weeks, then have 3 days of chemotherapy. After another two week rest, she will have the final 3 days of chemotherapy. And that's it... right? She'll be cured?
Cancer is a tricky thing. It's very hard to be absolutely certain that you're 'cured'. The experts prefer to use the term 'remission'. This means that the disease isn't active. Complete remission is where the disease disappears completely with the treatment. Partial remission is where the disease shrinks but does not disappear completely with the treatment. It takes a few years of being in remission before they'll say, "Mrs. Peterson, you're cured". So, we wait.
Actually, we have to wait anyway. They won't know for quite some time whether the treatments were effective. So right now, we go on how Mom is feeling. And the good news is that she's feeling really good. She is clear-eyed and walking steadily. Her positive attitude shines through, and it's wonderful to be around her.
Mom and Joe have listed their house for sale in Sayward and plan to move to the mainland (anyone know of a small-town place they could rent?)
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