Sister Sue update...

... Well, she got the results back from all her bone/CT/MRI exams last week, and the news ain't all that good. She has two lesions on her brain and one on her liver. She starts chemotherapy next week. Strangely enough, her lungs are now clear of any cancer.

The news could have been much worse, of course, but this is bad enough. At least she's gotten smart enough to realize that chemo could make a difference. And I think the fact she likes this doctor helps too. She really did not like the last guy. She thought he was just shuffling people in and out of his office with little care for his patients.

I keep reminding Sue about Lance Armstrong, who had cancer start in his testicles before going to his lungs and brain. He fought and survived -- well enough to win seven consecutive Tours de France. And he continues to help people with cancer today with the Lance Armstrong Foundation. I'm sure you've seen people wearing the yellow bracelets that bear the Livestrong name on them. It was Armstrong's bracelets that started the wave of bracelets that adorn wrists around the country -- from other foundations and charities and health organizations to sports teams. I even have a blue Chicago Cubs bracelet that says "I Believe" on it. It hasn't worked yet.

I've given the Livestrong bracelets to all my family to wear, including Sue, who says she's given all of hers away, but doesn't wear one herself. Hmmm ...

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Now if only we could convince Sue to stop smoking ...