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posted by Mel

Migration
by Tony Hoagland
<!– (from What Narcissism Means to Me) –>

This year Marie drives back and forth
from the hospital room of her dying friend
to the office of the adoption agency.
I bet sometimes she doesn’t know
What threshold she is waiting at—
the hand of her sick friend, hot with fever;
the theoretical baby just a [...]

Mom made the papers

Posted by v.
 

Mom had to go

Posted by v
I wanted to drop a quick note and let you know that we’re doing OK. I miss Mom. It feels like I should be rushing around to see her, feed her, or check on her. Instead, I have time. I’d rather have Mom.
 But it’s comforting to know that she’s not struggling. She couldn’t [...]

Funeral Time and Location

Visitation: Tuesday, September 25th from 10 AM to 2 PM @ Little & Sons in Beech Grove on Main Street.
Graveside Service immediately following visitation at New Crown Cemetary on Raymond Street on Indianapolis’ South side.

The Day After

posted by Mel
First, I need to say that we really appreciate the thoughts and prayers of everyone who has commented, e-mailed, or called. We have a wonderful support network, which we know we will need very much in the months to come. Thank you all.
Today was rough, but we are muddling through it. We have to. [...]

An End to Suffering

posted by Mel
Vanessa’s mom passed at 2:55 yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. After a rough morning, she went quickly and peacefully surrounded by people who loved and cared about her. Will post more about funeral arrangements as we can.

Senseless

This story does a pretty good job of describing what it’s like to watch someone dying of lung cancer. They only forgot about the gurgling and humming of the oxygen concentrator.

So here we are again

posted by Mel
Vanessa’s mom has had another major episode. It started some time last weekend. She was in the E.R. on Sunday and got sent home. Back on Monday and got admitted to St. Francis Beech Grove. Eric (V’s little brother) neglected to call and tell us until Tuesday at 6 PM (ah, teenagers). The initial [...]

Second opinions rock!

posted by Mel
Holy crap. Vanessa called me from the oncologist’s. She and her mom went to get a second opinion. The oncologist feels that an embolism (basically shutting off the tumor’s blood flow) is possible, contrary to what St. Francis’s pulmonologist said, and they’re admitting her to IU Hospital right now for the procedure at 1:30. As I understand it, [...]

8 days of stims, 6 days since the world started spinning in the opposite direction

posted by Mel 
My estadiol level has recovered. We have 30 follicles all at different sizes. I’m predicting a worst case of 9 ready the day of retrieval, best case 15. The smallest follicle is 7.5mm, and the largest is 15.5mm. We’re looking for 18mm or larger. The nurse this morning said that when the lead [...]