Crappy McCrap Crap

Well, I guess this is now going to be where I voice my feelings about my mother in law. Nope, not the typical my mother in law is evil or overbearing or intrusive or any of the other typical mother in law posts. These posts will serve as a record of medical facts and my feelings as well as the reaction of my children and things they say. Friday, May 20th, Shari was diagnosed with ovarian cancer that has spread through the ovaries, through the apendics, through the colon and into the stomach. The tumors are so large the surgeon did not even attempt a removal. They took out the colon tumor so that she can have bowel function and that is all. With the huge size of the tumors, we know it is stage 4. Grade is yet to be determined. We told the kids last night. Kyle cried, a lot, and Elisabeth cried but did not really comprehend. We will not lie to them about the details if asked. They know she has cancer and that she is going to die. They also know that every person put on this earth is going to die and none of us knows when or how. The fact that we have some warning with Grandma Dirt means that the time we have left needs to be all the more memorable and special. Kyle wants to go on the white water rafting trip Grandma has been talking about for years and Elisabeth wants to go on the balloon ride. We will see. Elisabeth called Grandma this morning to tell her how much she loved the Flat Stanley project and that she lost another tooth. I talked to her and she is planning on starting chemo in four weeks. We will see. I am anxious to get the test results back!!!