Our Moms

Ken and I went to Tulsa last Tuesday to visit his mom and grandma. We had gone on Sunday to see everyone, but we wanted to see his mom again before she went back to Minnesota and visit his grandma after her surgery. When we got to Tulsa, Ken's mom and my mom were having lunch at The Cheesecake Factory....so we decided to crash! :) They had already eaten but we all visited, Ken and I ate and then had dessert together. YUM!!!

After Cheesecake Factory, we took Sandie (Ken's mom) back to the hospital and sat with Grandma for awhile. She was in really good spirits and seemed to be doing really well. We also got to visit with some family that we didn't see on Sunday.

We also visited with some of my family and had dinner with my mom and nephew. She and Cade had been shopping for his birthday, so they joined us before we headed back to Stillwater. We had a really nice time...and we've realized we have been to Tulsa every weekend this month....and last Tuesday. We are also heading there again today. Its fun to visit family and friends. :)

Here are the updates on our grandmothers:

Thursday we found out that Ken's grandma had some internal bleeding and they had to give her two units of blood. And, unfortunately, she also got pneumonia. They had her on medicine for that and were trying to maintain her hemoglobin levels. Once her health was maintained, they would send her home. Sandie also ran into some problems getting home b/c she was flying stand-by and every flight was booked from Friday until the following Tuesday. She was going to have to sit in the airport from 5am until they could get her on a flight. She flew out today and will hopefully make it home by this evening. Grandma is still in the hospital and hopefully going home soon!

My grandmother had her exploratory surgery on Tuesday afternoon. When they got in there, they could tell the cancer had already started to spread and it had been there so long, it had the texture of a football. The doctor said that at this point it is too late for surgery....she is already at a stage 4. So, the next thing they are going to do is chemo. They want to do this so she can live as long as possible. If the chemo is successful, she has 1-2 years. If its not successful, they are giving her about 3 months. After her surgery, she was doing VERY well. She was strong and in good spirits....walking around and sitting up on her own. They said she didn't need physical therapy if she continued to do this. Her dr. is out of town this weekend, so she will get to stay at MD Anderson through Monday or Tuesday. As of yesterday, she was having some stomach problems and was throwing up. Hopefully that will get worked out today and she will start feeling better soon.

Your prayers are so appreciated!