And I thought it was crazy before...

Question: Why am I up at such an disgusting hour on my day off?  

Answer: Today is when we figure out what life is going to be like for awhile.

Auntie had been sick since before Thanksgiving and due to stubborn situations and lack of a new doctor that would take her insurance we didn't get her into see one until after the new year.  From that time on, I thought things were crazy.  The four nieces taking turns to transport her and mom to all the appointments.  Trying to coordinate results and instructions was a bit difficult.  Four different people, taking her to three different doctors, it was crazy.  

It was try all these medications, then a pacemaker, get her healthy enough for a colonoscopy and then wait for the results.

The colonoscopy was ugly, massive malignant tumors and colon/rectal cancer.  Now it's on to the Oncologist and today is the radiation consultation.  The sister that took her to the primary doctor was told that it would be 4-5 weeks of radiation therapy, 5 days a week for 2 1/2 hours a day.  And today is my turn to take her, so off we'll go to the South Sacramento Cancer Center for a 9:30 am consultation in hopes, well, honestly, my hopes aren't up.  My sister was already told that most people her age and in her condition don't complete the regiment.  

I guess this blog is a way for me to vent and document the process.  I better peel my butt of the chair and head out, the traffic is already back up outside due to the I-5 closure.

Oh and the News 10 helicopter can bite me.  Two days in a row that damn thing has flow above up early in the morning to watch the commuters crawl through the detours.  Do they not realize that some people down there are trying to sleep?  And they were up there again when I got home from work.  I'm really hating News 10 right now.