My mom is scheduled to get her shunt put in next week. She saw the oncologist on Tuesday and they gave her the chemotherapy schedule: Looks like she'll be having chemo for 6 months followed by a few rounds of radiation. She's still in good spirits, and we're going to look for some nice scarfs for her to wear "down the road". She didn't lose her hair the last time she had chemo, but the oncologist told her that he is 99% certain that she'll lose it this time. Luckily she found a place that will take the time to show her how to put the scarf on and position it correctly, so that will be a big help to her.

I'm on my way to the lab right now to get blood drawn. They discovered that my Mom does have a genetic blood clotting disorder so my OB is frantic to get me tested. If it comes back that I have this disorder I'll have to do weekly injections starting ASAP... which is ironic since I just got the shots that I'm going to need starting at 16 weeks covered by my insurance. So, I guess I'll be looking forward to getting weekly shots through October. No problem though; I'll do anything to have this baby!

Work is going much better. I just finished a day long trip to the State Hospital in the northern part of the State, and on Monday I fly out to Miami, stay over night in Palm Beach, then fly home on Tuesday. Not only is it a fun "vacation" for me, but I'll be getting about 15 hours of overtime. That'll be a big help, since we won't be getting our economic stimulus check until the end of the year and I just found out we have to prepay for having this baby.