Some News

Another reason I called my Mom yesterday was to see what she'd found out from a recent visit to the doctor.  She had gone to a dermatologist to check a few things out.  She has a little bump of skin behind one ear that turned out to be nothing.  He said it wasn't even a mole, just a bit of skin.  She had a pre-cancerous mole above one eyebrow that he burned off.  Then she had a little scaly patch of skin on one cheek that the doctor was a little concerned about, so they did a biopsy.  I was calling to see if she'd heard back from the doctor.

While we were talking she got another call, and it was the doctor's assistant.  The place on her cheek is cancer, a basal cell carcinoma, the best kind to get, if you have to have a skin cancer.  Also, the one she has is very shallow, which is also a good thing.  The doctor called in a prescription for a chemotherapy cream that she will apply daily for several weeks. Then she has a follow-up appointment with him in March.

Hopefully that will take care of it, and that will be the end of it.  My Mother is a very pro-active sort of person, who isn't afraid to go get things checked out (especially with seven kids who can put out a continuous stream of "You really should go check that out!", and who are totally capable of picking her up bodily and delivering her to wherever we think she needs to go!).  So the lesson, once again here boys and girls, is early detection!

And even though I'm sure everything will turn out okay, you know I'll appreciate everyone's thoughts and prayers.