Sally's Status

In January 2008, Sally returned to Johns Hopkins Hospital for a PET scan to determine where active cancer might be present in her body. This appointment was as a result of increasing pain in her rib and in her hip. The results of the scan revealed that the cancer tumor had increased in her hip, and that she should have radiation to reduce the tumor and relieve the pain.

On February 18Th, she had a consultation with the radiologist to better understand the purpose of the radiation treatment. Tim's family and Sue's family invited us to stay with them at the Marriott on Sunday evening, allowing us to be with their families before proceeding to the consultation on Monday. Tim and Sue accompanied us to the consultation.

Monday afternoon, Sally was scheduled for a preliminary radiology session to map her body in preparation for treatment. Dan, Kate and Zaloni arrived to be with us as we waited for that appointment. After the appointment we met up with all of the families at Inner Harbor for dinner before proceeding home..

Sally and I stopped at Ron's home on the way home to let them know of the day's activities. We arrived late, but their children stayed up to greet us as we arrived.. We were tired as we arrived home, but we could say that we had a wonderful day, with encouragement from our 4 children and their spouses, and the privilege to be with all of our 11 grand-children during this difficult time.

Sally is scheduled to begin 10 days of radiation therapy on Monday February 25Th at Johns Hopkins. We plan to live in a Johns Hopkins University townhouse which is located two blocks from the hospital for the duration of her treatment. We hope to keep you posted as to how we are doing during this stay..