Time. Four simple letters carrying the weight of the world. I'm thankful to the King of the universe for taking that weight from our shoulders and replacing it with peace. We had our follow-up visit with Maggie's oncologist, Dr. Raghav, and his staff this afternoon....

We had a pleasant drive over to Houston yesterday and settled into our temporary home at the Residence Inn. We chose this location for several reasons not the least of which is the shuttle service to MDA/medical facilities nearby. Good call. The complex is huge and...

I thought the time between hearing from MDA and the actual departure day would drag due to our level of anticipation. Life has a way of chewing up the ticks and tocks, and here we are. We plan to leave mid-morning tomorrow for Houston. We'll be staying within a mile...

Life has started to resemble a whirlwind again. Since we're praying for fast movement we'll accept it as a good thing. I'll give you a recap... Saturday we had an initial call from administration at MD Anderson (let's call it MDA, shall we?) asking for more...

We find ourselves at a crossroad in Maggie's treatment. During our consultation with Maggie's oncologist, Dr. Collier, we discussed her liver pathology report in depth. The tumor was removed with clear margins (all the tumor removed). However, microscopic inspection...

Maggie had her follow up with her surgeon today and was pronounced cleared to resume chemo week after next. We then met with her oncologist to discuss treatment options. We reviewed each one and brought the list home for additional research/consideration. We'll have...

Maggie continues to heal and recover from her surgery. In fact, this past weekend we were in Disneyland, and Phil and I had to split duty to keep up with her! She closed the park down two nights. She was unable to ride any high speed or thrill rides but found plenty...

Good morning! Maggie and I transferred to 3C late yesterday afternoon and rested much better last night (a long story I may delve into later - the neighborhood on 2C was not conducive to rest). Phil is resting easier today back in Hattiesburg knowing his much sleep...

Maggie is recovering from surgery without any setbacks or complications. She is probably past danger of internal bleeding and is still being monitored with a drain for bile leaks with none being detected. For pain management she was given an epidural immediately after...