I'm walkin' here

Today the staff had Betsy up and walking around the Unit. For her, just like Ratso Rizzo, it was a struggle, but she’s glad that she did it. She also spent a significant amount of time sitting out of bed.

Her mom and her sister, Margaret, paid her a visit so that they could see for themselves how well Betsy is doing. They will be heading up to Long Island for a family gathering this weekend so they can relay their observations to the rest of Betsy’s siblings and extended family there. With a name like “Thomas” I can certainly appreciate their “seeing is believing” posture.

An other visitor was a medical oncologist Peter Ledakis, M.D. Once all of the pathology of Betsy’s tumors gives insight to the particular cancer Betsy can anticipate some follow up chemotherapy.

Betsy says she feels great and her pain is tolerable, in all the time I‘ve spent with her I haven’t seen her push the pain button once, so things must be good.

That’s pretty much it for today. Please keep Betsy in your thoughts and prayers.