Maria spent most of our cold and snow January 2015 in Marlborough. I did take Maria home at Christmas and New Year to be with friends and family. We have had many nice visits before all the big snows hit and before the arctic cold descended on Connecticut.
Maria also had a few short visits to Hartford Hospital in January, 12-14, and January 29 to Feb 4. Both visits were precautionary trips to the hospital. While wildly disruptive to Maria and her routine they were of course essential components of her treatment.
During her January 12 stay Maria had another MRI. Her prior MRI was in November 2014. This recent MRI indicated that she had a significant amount of brain swelling in both hemispheres of the brain, and unfortunately also indicated that her tumor showed signs of regrowth.
The immediate treatment for the swelling was to increase her steroid dosing which made an immediate difference in her mental status. Unfortunately there is no immediate fix for the tumor regrowth. We cannot operate of irradiate the tumor. We will investigate another round of chemo with her neurologist.
We continue to be fortunate that Maria is strong and that she lives to fight every day.
Maria is in Room 102 in Marlborough. Best times to visit are around lunchtime and any time after 3:30 in the afternoon.
Thanks to all for your continued support, prayers and positive energy.
