A lot has happened since I last posted on July 6th. Since there was no wi-fi at the house, and there were a lot of things that we had to do, I could not take time each day to find some place with wi-fi in order to post. CSC Cafe is one place, the North Kohala Library is another. The Kohala Hospital also has wi-fi but since it is so easy to take Uncle Kazu out on the town, we now spend less time at the hospital than the first year we visited him.
The results of Mom's biopsy came back late last Wednesday (July 6th). Mom has leukemia; they have given her 6 months, which she is happy about. One of her goals in life was to live longer than her mother, she made a promise to do so. At her current age, she has surpassed that by almost 8 years so she is at peace with that. The other thing she says she needs to do is get her affairs in order, so she is happy that she has 6 months. Her outlook is rather cheery and she has decided against chemotherapy in order to have a better quality of life. She will do transfusions when they tell her she needs one. Her immune system is compromised by a dearth of white blood cells, so she will wear a mask and limit her exposure to sick people. She is allowed to fly interisland but no long flights like to the continental U. S. so our trip to Washington on July 21st is out. And I am making my trip shorter since Mom has more medical appointments and she and Dad can't be left alone as much.
Look for more info tomorrow, I need to go to bed now!
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