Surgery is over and Maggie is in a room on 2C. Pain is under control. She had been anticipating renewing friendship with her nurses on 5C (post surgery) floor. The decision was made for her to be taken to 2C which is a step-down unit for closer monitoring. She has an...

Maggie's surgery is confirmed for Monday morning - August 22. We will report at 6:30 am to Batson. We're not sure what time the procedure will begin as that will depend on case load, with younger patients taken first. I'll update as soon as she is out of surgery. We...

Phil and I took Maggie to Jackson today for a meeting with Dr. Berch, her surgeon. The current suspicious area on her liver is much like the one she had starting in December 2014. At that time a needle biopsy was taken with the results coming in as inconclusive. (We...

We got a call this evening at 6:50 from Maggie's oncologist. The CT scan performed yesterday was discussed this afternoon at tumor conference. The scan confirmed the results of last week's CT of the chest showing a small (1.4 cm) spot on the liver at the resection...