St. Josephs

Sharon was admitted to St. Joseph's on Monday evening after throwing up a blood clot. The endoscopy showed no bleeding, so she's being kept for observation.

Tim is working with the Cancer Center to set up the new treatment regimen.

back from Texas

Sharon & Tim arrived in Asheville this evening.

The trip to MD Anderson went very well. Sharon will begin a new round of chemo and start working with a nutritionist to get her body back on track.

granddaughter Kate

Still in TX

Sharon's been extensively tested over the past few days at MD Anderson in Houston. Things are going well as they continue looking for new options.

Texas bound

Sharon was briefly in the hospital this week with funky hemoglobin levels and was released yesterday. She has approval and encouragement to continue with the trip to MD Anderson in Texas. They leave tomorrow and return next weekend!

trip to Texas

Sharon has been accepted to MD Anderson in Texas for a second opinion and further testing/treatment. After initial review of her files, the specialists at MD Anderson decided that she's not a surgical candidate, but they're still interested in working with her in other ways. The appointments are the week of January 8th.