Time for an update!

I have had a few people ask how Mom is doing recently so I thought I would update the blog and keep things current.  She is still doing the same chemo treatments she has been doing for a while now and will continue to do them until Jan.  She drives into San Luis twice every week, once to get the chemo and the next day to have a shot which helps boost her white blood cells.  She is still pretty tired, gets headaches occasionally feels like she doesn't really know what it feels like to feel normal any more.  On the bright side she is not getting sick and her hair is growing back.  She has also had lots of support from so many wonderful friends  who have helped to keep her spirits up.  Recently her old Oakdale dinner group sent her a whole bunch of presents that she was to open up every day until Halloween, what a fun idea!  She will continue with this treatment until Jan. when she has another PT scan and then they will decide what to do next.  There is so much waiting involved with cancer, it's hard but I am still grateful for modern medicine and all the miracles that do occur!

chemo, chemo, chemo!

So Mom went in and had her PT scan and then met with her doctor to go over the results.  We were getting worried about her cancer spreading, especially into her lungs, but we were happy to find that it has not done so.  It has really not spread at all, which is great news.  Her cancer has not gotten any smaller, but has not spread either.  So she and her doctor decided to continue with the chemo she is on now.  She says it does not affect her too much and she is able to tolerate it just fine.  Besides making her tired, there are not many other side effects.  So the plan is she will continue with the same chemo until the beginning of January, I think twelve more weeks, and then she will go in for another PT scan to find out what is happening then.  We think that if it has still not gotten smaller by then, they may have to try something else, but that is just speculation on our part.  You never really know!  I am happy that she will be able to enjoy the next few months and the holidays, for the most part, and we will continue to play the waiting game.  Thanks for all your help, concern, names in the temple, prayers and anything else you have offered, it is all much appreciated!

October 11

So just an update that October 11 is the next big day we are all waiting for!  Mom will go in for her PT scan and then meet with the doctors to go over her next options.  She said the big news will be if the cancer has spread into her lungs at all, which  would not be good.  We will find out if the cancer has spread anymore, if the treatments this time around have been working and if she will need to continue them or move on and try something else.  She is excited and nervous for this visit! I will post as soon as I hear anything.

Two more to go!

So after a couple weeks off of treatments, Mom went in yesterday for another one.  Her infection has healed and she is feeling much better these days.  The doctors were not totally sure why she got so sick the last time, but she hasn't gotten as sick since then so here is to hoping that that doesn't happen again!  She has two more treatments to go, one next week and then the last one the week after.  Then she will go have another PT scan up at Stanford and then meet with the doctors on the very same day.  We are all a little nervous for this day to find out if the chemo worked this time and what the doctors have to say. 

Infection

So the chemo has started.  She had her first treatment not this past Thursday but the Thursday before.  It went well for a few days and then she got very sick.  She had a high fever, headaches and felt terrible!  After a few days of that, it subsided and she went in for her next treatment a week later.  However at the site of one of her incisions from her previous surgery they found she had a pretty bad infection going on and were not able to treat her with chemo.  While that is always initially a relief, we really want to just get on with things and get this cancer!  So it is frustrating to have to wait some more.  She is on antibiotics and will drive back up to Stanford on Tuesday to meet with her surgeon to find out more about the infection and how much longer she has to wait to start the chemo up again.  Also she will ask about the causes of her getting so sick, if it has anything to do with the infection (let's hope!) or if that is just what will happen each time she has a treatment.  I talked to her a bit yesterday and she had the computer out doing some online shopping so I know she is feeling a lot better right now.  We'll see what the doctor says tomorrow. 

Chemo again, will it ever end!

Ok, so I've already had a few requests to hurry up and post something on here as everyone is waiting to hear back and see what the doctors had to say today.  Mom had a PT scan on Tuesday and wasn't really given a lot of information at that visit, but had to go back up today to get the results.  As my Dad put it today, it's not the news we were hoping for, but it could be a lot worse.  They found cancer in four lymph nodes in four different areas of her body.  There was some around her lungs, her liver, near her windpipe and I think some near her arm.  It has not entered these organs yet, but as it is an aggressive type of cancer it very well could if not taken care of soon.  So she starts chemotherapy again next week.  She will be given a new type once a week for three weeks, then take a week off to recover.  Then she will do another three weeks with a week of recovery.  After this they will do another PT scan to see if there is still cancer in her body.  So we have to wait another eight weeks and pray that it works this time around.  I talked to her for a while tonight and she seemed in really good spirits and in a good mood.  This whole experience has just been so unreal!  We had so much fun visiting in California and while I wished I lived closer, it was fun to be home for a little bit.  Even though she has been very tired, she still managed to make the girls happy everyday.  She bought a little antique mail box with a key, and every morning Audrey would wake up and walk outside to the mailbox and open it up to little prizes and candies.  It was all very exciting for a five year old!!!  It was good to be there. 

Results...

So we finally heard back this afternoon with the results from Mom's surgery last week.  We were all hoping and praying for good news, and while the news was not good, we are still trying to be optimistic about where things will go from here.  Of the 13 lymph nodes they removed during surgery, 11 were cancerous and alive.  This means the cancer has more than likely spread and her body can't take a whole lot more chemo and she cannot have anymore radiation.  Her doctors (the tumor board at Stanford) will be meeting soon to go over options and possibilities for the future.  There are hoping she can do some trial clinicals that could be helpful.  Her and Dad will be meeting with them on Tuesday and will be getting more information on everything.  I think Mom was a little in shock today when she spoke to her doctor and so didn't ask a lot of questions and still feels a little overwhelmed and unsure of things.  I think we will get a better idea of where things will go from here next week.  She is still recovering from surgery well, and although she has been pretty tired, is up and doing things.  I will post next week after they meet with doctors to let you know what is next.

Recovery

So yesterday Mom underwent her almost eight hour surgery.  It was a pretty big deal and I am glad to say she is recovering well and the surgery went well!  Dad was pretty much a nervous wreck, forgetting things and a little on edge while Mom seemed to cope a little better, but still a little nervous.  There were two parts to this surgery.  The first was to go in, remove the breast, and figure out what was going on with the cancer.  We were all hoping and praying that they would find the cancer gone and she would be on the way to recovery and overcoming all this.  Unfortunately this was not the case.  They found  more cancer in additional lymph nodes that showed positive for cancer.  Those will be sent off somewhere to determine whether they are alive or dead cells.  Either way she will need to continue with chemotherapy.  I do not want to be the one to tell her this as she has already been through quite a lot, and while she has barely complained through it all, this is not good news.  We are hoping that the cancer will be dead and she will do a few more sessions of chemo and then be done.  If alive, there will be different options and things they will try, but for obvious reasons we don't talk a lot about this option because it is too emotional for all of us to deal with right now.  They say it will take about a week to get the results back.  

The second part of the surgery was the reconstruction part.  They took tissue and other materials from her stomach and were planning on rebuilding the breast with this.  So she got a free tummy tuck in the process.  The only problem was that they took out so much material during the first surgery that they did not have enough from her stomach to totally rebuild, so they did the best they could but she will probably have to have another surgery if she desires in the future to make everything look "normal".  

I have not had a chance to speak with her yet as she has spent much of her time resting, but I have talked to Dad a few times.  He has been so wonderful and stayed by her side and really taken good care of her.  Anyone would be lucky to have someone like that love them so much and put everything aside for this.  He has really appreciated and looked forward to the calls he has received as he has spent much of his time waiting around and not doing much while Mom went through surgery and is now resting. He says it makes the time go by faster. Thank you so much for all of your prayers.  I can honestly say that we have all felt them and have been comforted through all of this.  I will continue to update as I am informed of information. 

July 30th

Well it has been a nice few weeks with no chemo or radiation and being able to stay home.  Mom says she has been feeling more energetic and has been wanting to start up some new projects again.  It seems like every time I call home (which is pretty much ever day) she is busy cleaning some part of the house.  I am glad she has been feeling good and getting things done.  We are fast approaching the big surgery day and while she is not feeling super nervous about it, the rest of us have been praying that all will go well and the doctors will only have good news to report!  She says she just wants to get it done and move on.  The big day will be next Monday, July 30th so please keep her in your prayers!  Her mom will be able to stay a little bit to help out and then I am so excited because the girls and I will be flying down shortly after that.  yay!!

Done...at least for now!

So Mom is finally done with both chemotherapy and radiation.  The radiation got kind of intense there at the end so we are all SO glad she made it through and is able to never have to do that again!  She may go on chemotherapy again after her surgery, but only time will tell.  She is now to spend her time getting better and getting healthy so her body will be ready for a mastectomy in mid July.  I am excited that part of that relaxing time will be spent here in Utah!! Thanks again to all the friends and family who have been so helpful, you know who you are!

The Tumor Board has spoken!

Mom met with the entire tumor board yet again on Friday to go over the plan for the next little while.  She brought a whole box of See's candy to try and bribe the doctors to let her be done with radiation, but it was not to be.  Sadly, she needs to go in again next week for three final treatments.  She is still doing the Boost treatments and will finish up on Wed.  While she REALLY wanted to be done with all of this, she understands that it is all for the best.  She has done such a good job with all of this and has held up extremely well considering all that she is has been through since October.  I think though that the past few weeks have just caught up to her and she is tired of it all. There have been  few emotional breakdowns, one involving her inability to feed the dogs while home alone; I'll let her tell ya about that one. :)  She is still able to bring humor into any situation!  So she will take a break from things after Wed. (except I think she will still be taking the chemotherapy pills) and will plan on surgery for mid July.  Hopefully that will give her time to heal up and be ready for the next step.

Erica and I are excited because Mom, Dad and Blake are coming out to Utah at the end of next week to spend some time out here with us!  YAY!!  I don't know who is more excited, me or Audrey and Aidan.  Grandpa has promised them whatever kind of candy they want and I am reminded of that every single day!  Taylor may even take a short break from school and make an appearance.  I can't wait!!

Catch up!

I feel like so much has been happening since our last post.  I have not had the internet or a computer for a couple of months so I've been struggling to keep up with everything.  Thank goodness Erica is so helpful!  So Mom was supposed to be done with her radiation at this point, but she ended up taking a long break from things.  Her poor skin was so burned and damaged that they decided she could not undergo anymore treatments until it was healed enough to continue. She spent a couple of weeks pretty much just lying on her back airing everything out and taking pain pills every few hours.  She is feeling a lot better now and things havew healed quite a bit. She needs to do anywhere from five to eight more treatments.  They are doing a bit of a different type of radiation for these last ones.  It is called Boost and it is a more intense type that goes directly to certain parts of the tumor.  We are hoping it will not burn her skin and cause as much pain as the last one.  She is up at Stanford this week and will hopefully be able to get five treatments in before she meets with the tumor board on Friday and they determine what the next steps will be.  I will keep you posted!

Another Monday means Mom is back at Stanford for another week of Radiation! And without me there to entertain her, I'm sure it's not all the fun that receiving radiation treatment is cracked up to be!! Mom has been so excited to finish up Radiation as she's really starting to feel the "burn". (Literally! Poor thing is practically burning alive!) Last week brought some frustrating news though, they've added an extra week of 'intense' treatment, so this isn't her last week after all.  She's staying positive though, as she always does!

Her CT Scan results came back last week, which was the cause of the radiation extension.  However, it brought some good news as well!!  Her lymph nodes underneath her arm don't seem to be as swollen and the lump seems to be shrinking a bit!  YAY! While we'd like to see it gone completely this means her body is reacting to all the treatment she's receiving!!  Hence the reason docs are kicking it up a notch!!! 

After next week's treatment, they're going to give her a few months' break before performing the surgery. This is so her body can heal a bit from everything.  She'll still be taking oral chemo, but none of the hardcore stuff! She's been advised to stay out of the sun for the Entire summer, which as you know, will be difficult for Mom! 

I spoke with Mom a bit last week about one form of the cancer; Inflammatory Breast Cancer, which she's been doing some research on.  Up to a few years ago, when someone was diagnosed with this form of cancer, they were given 18 months to live. Period.  In the last few years, they've developed forms of chemo and treatment that give a lot more options. I feel so blessed that we live in this day and age!  Mom's doctors are so great, they're working so hard with her.  I've attached below some basic facts regarding IBC if anyone is interested in reviewing!

Keep her in your prayers! XOXO

• Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare but very aggressive type of breast cancer.
• IBC usually grows rapidly and often spreads to other parts of the body; symptoms include redness, swelling, and warmth in the breast.
• Treatment for IBC usually starts with chemotherapy, which is generally followed by surgery, radiation, targeted therapy, and/or hormone therapy.
• People with IBC are encouraged to enroll in clinical trials (research studies with people) that explore new treatments.

Thanks to Erica and her family for the fun times they had in California staying with Mom and keeping things interesting while they were there.  We are now done with three weeks of radation!  Halfway there!  She spent the last week in Stanford alone, but enjoyed her time in her little apartment studying Spanish (she is doing the Rosetta Stone program), reading, and sleeping.  As she is pretty tired these days, naps are part of the everyday schedule.  This week she will look forward to Lynda and her mom coming up for a couple of days.  She was not excited this morning to head back up and wished she could have spent a few more days at home, but at the same time is anxious to get things moving and get them over with.  She has a CT scan scheduled either end of this week or beginning of next so we'll let you know when we hear about that!

LIVE from STANFORD!!!

This week I blog to you Live from The Home @ Stanford!! I'm SO excited I get to spend the week with Mom! Very last minute, Dean and I packed up the kids (baby Mason, Aidan Jane, and of course Buddy Brown the Boxer!) in our little compact Corolla and drove ALLLLL night Friday to arrive in Paso Robles at 7:30am Saturday morning. Miserable? Absolutely!! But we made it!

A huge THANK YOU to my Lovely husband Dean for watching the kids this week!

Mom and I headed up here today (Monday) about noon. What a Beautiful drive it was! We had a great time visiting and laughing and yes, a wee bit of gossip...., and made it in time for Mom's radiation appointment at 4pm. I waited in the Lobby and had the opportunity to catch up on my Celebrity Gossip via US Weekly. (Yesssss!!! And did you know BrAngelina are finally getting married??!!)

For the rest of the week, Tues-Fri., Mom's Radiation will be at 8am, which sounds ridiculously early to me. Oh well. Tomorrow after her session, she's volunteered to be a part of a survey thru her treatment to record her reactions/feelings towards the process to help future patients. Good for her!

She'll be here for the next 5 weeks, Mon-Fri and would LOVE to hear from you all I'm sure! Send her a letter!! Here's the address:

Shauna Sorenson
1100 Welch Road
Apt. 3B
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Thank you all for your continued prayers, love, and support! I know Mom appreciates it all. She's our Rock through all this, she knows she'll make it through and be a Stronger Lady for it! xoxo

Watch out Stanford!

Monday will indeed be the big day, the day Mom starts radiation.  She got her apartment all set up and I think it will be perfect for her.  It is connected to Stanford so she will be really close, and I think she said there will be a shuttle that will take her right to it every day.  She will live up there Monday through Friday and do one half hour treatment everyday.  This will last for 6 weeks unless her body needs a break in the middle and then she would take a week or two off and then continue.  I think my Dad is planning on spending the first week, at least most of it, up there with her, but he will not be able to stay the whole two months as he has lots of work and busy stuff going on. It really kills me that I am not there, I was so hoping that maybe a quick trip would be possible but financially I just don't think it will work out. So if anyone wants to drop in and spend some time, it could be lots of fun!  Her apartment has a kitchen with everything in it, a TV and sitting room and the bedroom has two twin beds.  We are all hoping and praying that this radiation works because it is sort of her last chance to fight this.  I (we all) appreciate all your prayers and support during this time.  Hopefully she will have some fun while she is close to San Fran and lots of other fun places.  Mom has become a really good shopper in the last couple of years so watch out Stanford!

radiation

Today Mom meets with the radiation people up at Stanford and they will go over what is going to be happening for the next couple of months.  She will more than likely start radiation next Monday, but it could be different so we will see.  She will be getting a permanent tattoo on her skin where the radiation will occur.  Wow, she will now join the ranks of the tattooed!  She will find out today for sure what is going on and then I will post!

Good news and bad news..

I just got off the phone with Mom and she got the results back from her scan this week.  There is good news and bad news.  The good news is that the cancer has not spread.  They were especially concerned about her neck area because it had spread there before, but it has not spread anymore and that is very good news.  The bad news is that her tumor has grown larger and I think everyone is pretty concerned about that.  She will start radiation soon, I'm still not sure exactly when and they will try and get it that way along with yet another new dose of chemotherapy treatment.    Since radiation is so strong and hard on your body, she only has this chance of using it.  Her body will only be able to take the next 6-8 weeks of radiation and it better work!  I am praying that these next couple of months will prove successful as I am sure that they will not be fun for her living up at Stanford during the week.  I am sure she would love visitors though so if anyone has some time she will be up there Mon. through Fri.  Still also not sure of living arrangements, but will post when I find out. 

PT scan today, results in on Friday.  Mom will probably start radiation next week up at Stanford.  I'll let you know as soon as I know. I'm hoping for good results!

So last week Mom and Dad went up to Stanford again to meet with all the tumor specialists.  They were there for a very long time while the doctors checked her out, then met together to discuss what the next step would be.  I wish I could say that they were very excited at the progress and ready to get this all over with, but the truth is I think they were very concerned.  The spot on Mom's skin that they have been watching has actually gotten a little bigger and is now in a few more spots, which means it is spreading a little.  I think.  I will clarify if I get corrected on that.  They decided that she needs to start radiation right away along with yet another new dose of chemotherapy.  She will take that treatment by taking a pill everyday.  Hopefully the side effects of this treatment will not be too bad!  She will undergo 6 to8 weeks of radiation everyday except the weekends, and so will have to live at Stanford during the week.  I'm not sure who will be able to stay up there with her, or if anyone at all.  I wish I could go, we'll see.  They want to do another PT (I can't remember what it is really called, but it sounded like that) and another MRI and then start the radiation right away.  She is hoping to get a guest house at the hospital, but it is sometimes hard to get in without a lot of notice, so I hope that works out because if you know my Mom then you know she does not like to drive around in unfamiliar places by herself.  I would totally make fun of her right now and say something about getting lost, but unfortunately I am probably worse than her so I guess I better not say too much.  :)  haha  Thank you again for prayers, I know there are many people putting a petition upstairs for a quick and positive outcome.  

Happy Birthday!!

Tomorrow is my Mom's birthday, so let's hope good things are in store for her this week.  She has already started the week off wonderfully with a visit from good Oakdale friends Leslie and Mark.  They went to the beach, shopping, and dinner.  Then this coming weekend she will get to spend some time with the wonderful Karens whom everybody loves and I'm sure will only boost her spirits.  I'm so thankful for all the friends and family who have been so supportive and visited and kept things positive!  I always wish I was there, but I know my family is in good hands with so many fun and helpful people! 


Things seem to be going well lately, especially with the switch in medications.  Instead of going in once a week, she now takes a pill everyday which delivers a lower but more constant dose to her body.  Although still very tired, she says she is not nearly as utterly exhausted as she was when she was doing the combined treatments once a week.  She has been able to get out and do a few things and is feeling a bit better.  She has less than 3 weeks left and then will head up to Stanford to see what comes next.  Let's pray for only good things!

Prayers

So the rash on Mom's skin seemed to still be getting bigger and so she went back up to Stanford this past week to meet with their team of doctors and decide on a plan of action.  The entire team of tumor specialists (I think there were seven or eight doctors) met with her and examined her and went over all her past results.  She said at one point there was one doctor examining one breast and another doctor examining the other while the others watched and took notes.  Hmmm, a little uncomfortable - I think so!  But of course this is all good because it is wonderful to get multiple doctors who are all great and knowledgeable discussing together the best course of action.  They decided to continue with the chemo treatments, she has four left.  They are giving her two different doses of a treatment, which makes her extremely tired and not able to do much.  When those treatments are done, they will check her again (she goes back on the 16th of March) and then try to schedule the mastectomy, then radiation.  She will have six weeks of radiation at Stanford, so she will probably have to live there during the week as they will occur every day.  I am hoping at that point we can figure out a way to get either myself or others to stay there with her as that is a long time to be by yourself in a big city doing things that are not fun.  So we'll see when that gets closer.  

One thing the doctors tried to make clear on this past visit is the seriousness of the situation she is in right now.  I don't think any of us really realized how serious this has all been.  I know I have not.  I just figured that this was something that is not fun and pretty miserable, but necessary and that when it is all done we could go on and get back to normal.  I think I may have been wrong.  They told her that the cancer that she has is just one step beneath the level of being 100% non-curable.  They labeled her level with a letter and a number name but I can't remember any of it.  They told her it meant that her cancer is in the category of being highly incurable.   If it were to come back there may not be a whole lot they could do at that point.  So today I am asking please for the prayers of everyone in behalf of my Mom.  This has not been a fun journey but well worth it in the end to get rid of the cancer in her body.  We are all still very positive that things will be okay in the end, but there are no guarantees.  So please think of her and continue to keep my family in your prayers as you have already. 

speaking of cheering you up...

 This is how they dressed up to go pick up Lori from the airport.  Looking quite beautiful ladies!

Lynda, Grandma Kay, Jeff, Mom, Lori

Good News!

Yay for good news!  Mom was able to meet with her doctor on Thurs. and go over all her results from the PT scan she had a few days before.  The results were all good.  Her tumor has gotten much smaller and everything is looking very good and so she will continue with her treatments and do the surgery when those are all finished.  She has five more to go, so five more weeks of chemotherapy.  Now compared to all that she has been through so far, that may sound like not very much, but though she would never say anything, I think five more weeks may seem like a long time to her.  They did add another dose of something else to these treatments that she is having and she is not feeling real great!  So we are on countdown mode and things are looking good, but I think she could still use some cheering up now and then. 

Update

Alright, so here is the latest as to what has been going on the past couple of days.  There was a lot of information given to me, so if I get some of this wrong I will try and fix it later.  Feel free to ask questions.  So Mom's doctor in San Luis Obispo has been concerned for about a month now about a rash that has shown up on her skin.  She finally sent her to her other dr. at Stanford University to do a biopsy and find out what was going on.  The biopsy showed that her cancer has spread to her skin cells which is not a good thing.  That shows that the chemotherapy she is now undergoing is not working because the cancer is still spreading.  So her next step is to have an immediate PT scan which will show exactly where the cancer has spread on her whole body.  I am very very anxious to get those results back as is everyone else!  Her dr. at Stanford has scheduled a mastectomy for three weeks rather than keep doing the same chemo for six more weeks, but her dr. in San Louis might change her chemo to a different, stronger type and then see if there is any change.  If there still isn't then she will continue with the scheduled mastectomy, but if there is a change for the better then they will decide what to do from there.  She still has lots of questions about all of this, and will hopefully meet with her San Louis dr. to discuss it more.  I know that Dad is worried and so are the rest of us, but I hope that with her great doctors they will figure out what is right for her and be able to take care of it.  I will post as soon as I have more information!

Seven left!

I can't believe the month of January is almost over!  We are getting so close to the end, it is exciting!  Mom has seven weekly treatments left so we are on countdown mode right now.  She is still feeling mostly good, but still tired and run down.  She has been happy that her eyebrows and eyelashes have stayed with her so far, but they are starting to go now.  She will have to play around with an eyebrow pencil to fill them in and make them look good.  I am sure it will be just fine, but still not a fun thing to go through.  She also has a cold right now and so is feeling especially wiped out!  She had such a fun time with Lori, Lynda, Jeff and her mom the past week.  They did lots of fun things and she was sorry to see them go.  I wish I was there to visit and I know Erica feels the same way, so hopefully sometime soon we will be able to plan a visit.  For now, we will continue to get updates over the phone and pass them along here.

Yay for family

So it's been a while since I have posted about Mom.  There really hasn't been a whole to blog about these days.  I think we are all playing the waiting game and trying to just get through the next couple of months!  She is still going in once a week for treatments and will until March.  There are a few side effects, exhaustion being one of them, but it is still so much better than before!  I just want to get these done so that we can find out how well everything worked and hopefully be close to being done!

She has been having a very fun weekend with her brother Jeff, sisters Lori and Lynda, and her mom.  They have been to the beach to see the elephant seals and their babies, out to lunch, and played games.  It has been a good weekend and although tired, Mom has been able to participate and have a good time.  Yay!

Lately

Ok, it's time to add a new post for the month of January!  So far things have been looking a lot better.  Mom is pretty much totally exhausted all of the time, and simple things like showering and taking the dogs out are enough to totally wear her out.  The nausea has for the most part gone, which is a very good thing as that was something she hated the most.  She will be in this phase for a while now and thinks that she might start to get a little bored being in the house all of the time, but it is a good thing she will have some fun visitors very soon.  Her brother Jeff will be out on a business trip and will stop by for a couple days and her sister Lori is planning a trip out as well.  I hate being so far away, but I know that if anyone can cheer her up and bring her spirits up it would be Lori so I am glad for the visitors. 

Today some wonderful people from Mary Kay who are in her ward came over to help and give her tips on makeup, and skin care.  (One of the side effects lately is very dry skin).  She had a good time and got some good tips so it was a success. Thank you everyone for being so helpful and wonderful!