Happy Anniversary!!!

No, we're not celebrating the one month anniversary of mom's diagnosis, although I suppose that falls on today as well. No, today is a real celebration. It's my Mom and Dad's 37th Wedding Anniversary. Dad greeted mom bright and early this morning with some flowers and a Happy Anniversary balloon, and mom was all smiles. Actually, mom has been in good spirits all morning. She's been very talkative and energetic and her appetite seems to be good too.

Last night, she recieved her first chemo treatment since her return trip to the hospital. They lowered the dosage to try and limit the side effects and while it is still extremely early, it seems to be going good. With this new approach (described here), mom will recieve the chemo treatments more frequently. This became very clear to mom this afternoon, as she learned that she had recieved her second chemo treatment in as many days this morning. She says she must be getting good at this chemo stuff, because she didn't even realize she was getting it until it was over.

But enough about the treatment for today. Today isn't about the cancer. It's about celebrating the two people who showed me what true love is. My parents marriage has always been the one thing that I could always look at as rock solid and good. Here it is, 37 years later (well, I guess 33 years later for me), and it is still is as solid and good as ever. Here's to you Mom and Dad. We all love you both more than we could ever put into words!