An update.
I've been putting off blogging for some time now because I didn't know how to write what was going on with me lately.
It's been a rough couple months here for my family and I. In the beginning of May, my mom was diagnosed with brain cancer.
She had been having headaches and vision problems for a few weeks, but chalked it up to sinuses and a concussion.
One day, she was on her way to the office, and she ended up geting into a car accident. She didn't see the car that she hit, even after she hit it. That's when she realized that there was something really wrong with her.
My dad took her to the hospital here in town, and a later that night, she was transfered to a teaching hospital in Pennsylvania.
We learned that she had a brain tumor, and shortly after that, they preformed brain surgery. They couldn't remove all of the tumor.
Since then, we have learned that it is brain cancer, and she started treatment. She has a period of radiation and chemo, and once that is finished, she has more chemo.
The radiation is five days a week, so every morning during the week, my dad and her head up to Pennsylvania for her treatment.
This whole thing has just been mind blowing and life altering, for all of us. I never thought anything like this would happen to my mom.
My mom can't do a lot right now. The tumor affected her vision. She can't drive, she can't write, there's just so much she used to do that she can't. Her short term memory has been affected as well. She's not the person she used to be in a way. She used to be independent, and now, she's relying on us for so much more than she used to. She feels sick a lot as well. She has her good days and her bad days. It breaks my heart to see her like this.
I wanted to do something for her. Something more than just step up and help take care of the house and of her. I wanted to give her something that would keep her warm on her daily visits to the hospital and to the doctor's offices. Something that would comfort her. I decided to knit her a shawl.
The pattern is the Seraphim Shawl by Mimknits. The yarn is Posh Laura, and 80% merino/20% cashmere blend. And the shawl, it's everything I wanted it to be. A comfort shawl. My mom loves it and uses it well.
It's been a rough couple months here for my family and I. In the beginning of May, my mom was diagnosed with brain cancer.
She had been having headaches and vision problems for a few weeks, but chalked it up to sinuses and a concussion.
One day, she was on her way to the office, and she ended up geting into a car accident. She didn't see the car that she hit, even after she hit it. That's when she realized that there was something really wrong with her.
My dad took her to the hospital here in town, and a later that night, she was transfered to a teaching hospital in Pennsylvania.
We learned that she had a brain tumor, and shortly after that, they preformed brain surgery. They couldn't remove all of the tumor.
Since then, we have learned that it is brain cancer, and she started treatment. She has a period of radiation and chemo, and once that is finished, she has more chemo.
The radiation is five days a week, so every morning during the week, my dad and her head up to Pennsylvania for her treatment.
This whole thing has just been mind blowing and life altering, for all of us. I never thought anything like this would happen to my mom.
My mom can't do a lot right now. The tumor affected her vision. She can't drive, she can't write, there's just so much she used to do that she can't. Her short term memory has been affected as well. She's not the person she used to be in a way. She used to be independent, and now, she's relying on us for so much more than she used to. She feels sick a lot as well. She has her good days and her bad days. It breaks my heart to see her like this.
I wanted to do something for her. Something more than just step up and help take care of the house and of her. I wanted to give her something that would keep her warm on her daily visits to the hospital and to the doctor's offices. Something that would comfort her. I decided to knit her a shawl.
The pattern is the Seraphim Shawl by Mimknits. The yarn is Posh Laura, and 80% merino/20% cashmere blend. And the shawl, it's everything I wanted it to be. A comfort shawl. My mom loves it and uses it well.
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5:23 PM
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