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January 5, 2000

Well, this week has been a big blur for me! I'm having a hard time getting back into the swing of things after the holidays. I've had some good things happen and some bad things happen since last week's entry.

First the good thing ... my cousin had a baby boy last night! My whole family is pretty close and we're all thrilled to death about little Christopher Dean's arrival. It makes me reminiscent about Max's birth and those first early days when you're operating on adrenaline and joy. Since they live in Boston, I won't be able to see our newest addition until February, though.

Now for the bad thing...my mom's bone cancer is not responding to the hormone treatment so she's going back into chemotherapy. Seven years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer but through radiation and chemo, she survived. In 1998 the entire family was shocked to learn that her cancer had not been entirely eradicated and it had now spread to her bones. She was on various hormone therapies over the last year and we thought they were working. Over Thanksgiving, a new pain developed in her back and it turns out that the cancer has spread to a few new places so there's no other option but chemotherapy.

I don't know what to say about how I feel. No matter how old you are, you hate to think of losing either parent. My mom has been the biggest influence in my life and the mere thought of watching her suffer or die drops me to my knees. It's almost more than I can comprehend.

We're all trying to think good thoughts and pray that this new chemotherapy is the one to keep her alive and well. I'm going with her tomorrow for her first chemo treatment. Hopefully I can help my mom through this rather than the other way around. I'll update you next week with that experience.

Until next time... Kim

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