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[indysteel]

I'm so sorry, Catrin. I'll keep you and your mom in my thoughts and prayers.

[spokewench]

(((Catrin))) and (((Red))) - sometimes, it is very hard to understand why the world works the way it does. I'm thinking of you both.

[OakLeaf]

(((((((Catrin, mom, red, "accident" victim))))) - thinking of all of you.

[Crankin]

Thinking of you, Catrin

[Owlie]

((Red, Catrin, Catrin's mom))

[lph]

Took the metro today. Walking up the fairly steep hill to our apartment on my way home after work I heard a thin little "pling-pling" behind me, and past me comes a tiny little blonde waif of a girl, pedaling her heart out with skinny little legs on an awful heavy girls bike with no gears and way too small wheels. Big heavy pink helmet on top.

I wanted to just whisk her away to a bike shop and buy her a proper, light and rigid bike, but settled for just praising her warmly for being able to pedal so far up the hill! before stopping and pushing her bike to the top.

If she holds out a few more years, she could be a champion.

[Catrin]

My mom had a needle biopsy 2.5 weeks ago that was unsuccessful - they didn't get the cells they wanted. Friday she went back, and after a CT scan they determined the only way they COULD get it was to bore a hole through one of her ribs Thankfully the doctors decided there was no good reason to put her through all of that as there is no doubt the cancer has returned. They were only doing it to jump through the insurance company's hoops anyway.

Her next step is 35 radiation treatments, hopefully this will be enough to put it in remission. There are no other options, after her terrible experience in Nov/December she isn't a candidate for further surgery.