Numbness is Spreading, Books are Growing, May 13, 2009

Much to our amazement, it’s now been three months since treatment stopped. The original forecast was that Craig living more than two months would be amazing. So, he continues to astound.

Craig calmed down somewhat today, and that actually seemed to help him communicate better. He was also able to sing more words, which apparently comes from a different part of the brain, so some phrases came through more clearly. I was able to read to Craig new parts of “The Journey” book about his life and some from the latest one on the Fact-Based, Spirit-Guided Path, and he was able to indicate his approval and some input.

Kim Klein, our hospice nurse, checked Craig out today. She is trying to get a speech therapist out to help us with some communication techniques. Craig’s blood pressure, which was fairly high for him on the weekend, was back to normal. However, we discovered during the exam that numbness is now spreading down from the right side of Craig’s face, where it has existed for months, into his right shoulder and down his torso, front and back. We assume that this is linked to spreading of the tumor through the left parietal brain lobe.

Tonight we watched the movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”, about an interracial couple in 1967 wanting to marry. It was a movie we had both seen before, but we enjoyed seeing it again and being amazed that in our lifetimes, such a marriage went from being illegal in many states to now when someone who could be their child is President.

Susanne