Maggie and Martha flew in last night, or rather, early this morning at around 12:30AM after a very long delay in Newark that almost postponed their return to Austin until today (well… later today.)  But they are here, happy, and seemingly well adjusted back to Texas time. Continue reading →

Martha, Katy and Maggie have been wandering around Athens since they arrived.  Their hotel is beautiful but the room is pretty small.  And things are going great.  They’ve sampled Greek wine, eaten gyros and other various Greek-requisite items and are just having a grand ol’ time. Continue reading →

After a hair-raising week of “oh no!” she’s off on a big jet airliner. She’s flying to Greece as I type. Continue reading →

Dr. Loukas came by and gave us our walking papers. Continue reading →

Executive Summary: Maggie is doing MUCH better and we are getting out tomorrow morning.  And the trip is on!  Maggie’s very happy.  Continue reading →

Dr. Loukas didn’t bring us the news we were looking for. But it’s what we’ve got. Maggie’s white count is at 400, twice yesterday’s count and infinitely higher than it was when we checked in on Monday so we’re headed in the right direction. But we didn’t need a doctor to tell us she still isn’t well. Continue reading →

Maggie’s feeling rotten – still.  She’s on her second type of antibiotic now.  Second time, charm and all that bit.  The brains of this outfit look confused as to why Maggie didn’t roar back to life today but they don’t seem too overly concerned.  Maybe it’s just a poker face.  Maggie’s concerned, though.  Continue reading →

I woke to being jostled about by Maggie while she mumbled something my earplugs prevented me from hearing.  She grabbed my hand and placed it on her shirt which was drenched with sweat.  I pulled my earplugs (which have been our only defense from the racket of the ceaseless hospital goings-on) and Maggie told me she thought her fever was down. Continue reading →

This morning we started a little shaky but nothing to write home about.  But things got worse unexpectedly fast.  Continue reading →

We just got some disturbing news from Dr. Loukas.  Maggie’s CEA* has crept up to 3.8.  Now, that alone isn’t bad but it’s definitely ominous because of what it might represent – it’s possible that The Cancer has started growing again. Continue reading →