I haven't had much time or even interest in woodworking recently. One Saturday in mid April my wife of 34 years began complaining about our old mattress becoming worn out and uncomfortable. We headed straight to town and bought a new set. A week later, her back still ached, and she began having difficulty relieving her bladder. X-rays and CT-scan revealed what they thought was non-malignant fibroids. They immediately scheduled her for surgery that day for a complete hysterectomy. I knew it wasn't good when they called me in to a private consultation room to talk to the surgeon after the surgery. It is cancer. Not only is it cancer, but it is a very rare, and very aggressive type. So rare in fact that the local GYN surgeon had only seen one other case in his 30 years of practice. We were immediately referred to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. Their plan was to do three rounds of chemo, then analyze it's effect on the tumor to determine if it is operable or not. We did our first round of chemo there in Rochester, then the two follow-up rounds back at home here in Northern MN. Yesterday's CT-scan results were not the news we wanted to hear. The chemo has had little or no effect on the tumor. So it is back to the Mayo this next week. We're hoping the local Drs. either read the scan wrong, or that the Mayo has a plan "B". My wife is my everything, I can't imagine life without her. Hug and kiss yours, and tell her that you love her as often as you can.
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