Home :)

Alison made it home yesterday and is glad to escape the hospital.

She is happily (well, more or less happily) recouperating at home now. Still sore and sleepy but home anyway.

Update - scan results and surgery

I can barely believe that it's been two and a half months since the last update. Happy belated new year to you all.

To get straight to the facts...

• Ali had a scan earlier in the year which showed some of the tumours were isodense. We weren't really too sure what that meant but they were changing in some form. Doctors said it wasn't anything to get worked up about but worth watching bit more closely.
• Last week, Ali had another scan. Good news was that it showed the existing tumours weren't growing. The not so good news was that the docs spotted a new 1cm tumour. Not clear yet why old ones aren't growing and a new one pops up but the docs were going to have a chat and think about it and let us know soon. It's just wait and see on this one.
• Yesterday Ali had surgery to remove her ovaries. She had been chemically restricting her production of eostrogen (the cancer likes the hormones) for a while but the time came when the trauma and inconvenience of the surgery were worth the benefits, which in its own way is a positive sign. Operation went well and doctors were satisfied. She is still in hospital but may come home Thursday (4/3) or Friday (5/3). A little sore, a little lighter but hopefully worthwhile.

In other news, Annelise has started her new school and really enjoys it. She seems to be starting to make new friends while still staying in contact with some of her old friends. All up she's pretty happy.

Harrison is on school camp at the moment. He's been away since Tuesday and comes home tomorrow. There have been no emergency phone calls from the school so I'm assuming it's all going OK.

We're still looking for a new house to move into. Having settled on our old property around Australia Day, we are now located in Matt and Bron's house in Wanniassa which is very convenient. Hopefully we find something soon.

That's it for now.