Hi everyone! Sorry I have not updated earlier. It seems we have been around the world and back again. Mom has been to several doctors and we still do not have any definite answers. Monday she was hurting really, really bad so my Dad took her to the ER. They found she was severly dehydrated and also found her gallbladder to be in very bad shape (the ER physician & surgeon said it was the worst they had saw). She was admitted to the hospital & has not been out since then. The doctors finally got to do a biopsy on Tuesday and were going back & forth about if they should/shouldn't remove her gallbladder. On Thursday the doctors said they did not get enough tissue from the biopsy to make a diagnosis, so they decided to transfer her to another hospital (Baptist Memorial in Memphis, TN) where they could do a CT guided biopsy. Yesterday Momma had a very busy day - they did another spinal tap, a biopsy on her lung and also decided to remove her gallbladder. It could be as late as Thursday before they gets results of the biopsy!! Hopefully it will not be that long; it has already been 4 weeks and she still doesn't have any answers!! The radiologist is also wanting to start radiation on the tumors on her brain as soon as she is strong enough. She has really really been through the ringer the last few weeks and we are hoping that we are now on the up-hill climb!! I have let Mom know everyone on here is praying and thinking of her and she really appreciates that more than I can ever express to all of you! I promise to do a better job at keeping you updated :-) I have been working, going back & forth to the hospital and taking care of my 2 kiddos. I am sure you all know there is not much 'extra' time in the days.

Thank you all once again for the thoughts and prayers. Please continue to remember her and my Dad, this is all been very hard on him; we are praying that God leads her to the doctors that are meant to treat her!!

Thank you all & God Bless each of you!

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Brenda

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