Update

I've decided to begin providing updates on Mom on here to make it easier for everyone to know what's going on. Feel free to continue to call, email, and send cards, she really does appreciate your concern and thoughtfulness.

While shopping on Friday, Mom had a seizure and was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital. There she had a CT scan that revealed a lesion on her brain. An MRI showed that the lesion is approximately 2x3 centimeters on the upper right side of the brain. She then had a biopsy on Saturday morning that confirmed that the lesion is a brain tumor. The tumor had caused swelling inside her skull which caused the seizure. I had been in San Antonio and got the news Friday night. I was able to get a flight Saturday morning and arrived at the hospital Saturday following the surgery. Because she was in stable condition, she was released from the hospital on Sunday and has been at home recovering. We have a follow-up appointment with the neurosurgeon on Friday to get the biopsy results.

Dad and I are trying to take good care of her, giving her her medications, and making sure she's resting. She's been in very good spirits and is getting along very well. Her hair is almost long enough that it covers the bald spot and incision. Unless you're looking for it, it isn't really that noticeable. She's weaning herself off her pain medication and says she's only having pain at her incision when she raises her eyebrows. Mom felt well enough that we were able to go out to Red Lobster for Allison's birthday last night. We've got tickets to see My Fair Lady tomorrow night and Mom's been looking forward to going for a long time. She made sure to ask if she would be allowed to go before she left the hospital!

I will try to provide updates on a regular basis with new information as we get it. We truly appreciate your thoughts, calls, cards, emails, and most of all your prayers. Please continue to pray for Mom and our family, and for good news on Friday.