Now that he's a doctor, maybe we can afford to send him to the dentist?!?!
Family Dinner - Dessert 
Cool Spider web on a frosty morning
Taylor's Old Preschool
More Preschool
The Princesses
Mom's Helper
To P-Town this weekend!!! Who's going to be home so we can come visit?!?! The Young's are having Portland friends withdrawal. We are headed to my folks for Easter and would love to come and visit, do a reunion dinner, something...with everyone.
E-mail us, call us, or leave a comment so we can hook-up!!
Mandy
So my mom got to come home from the hospital yesterday. Trust me she was more than ready to get out of there. Now we start the long process of recovery. We did a thorough cleaning of her house to eliminate any dust that would hurt her lungs. We had a hospital bed and various breathing equipment delivered as well. I think that being out of the hospital will be a huge boost from her in large part because now she can watch movies on her 60" plasma rather than a dinky 10"x10" LCD panel. :)
Yesterday we showed up in a stretch limo to pick her up from the hospital. She was really surprised and kept saying, "This is insane. This is insane." I found out on the way home that this was her first limo ride ever. We had all of the kids and grandkids in there with her (maybe that's what she though was insane.)
Thanks to all of you who have fasted and prayed. She always comments that she can feel all of the love and support. She feels like her condition is improving too. SO IT'S WORKING! Also thanks to those of you who have left comments for her or for us. We feel so blessed to have good friends who support us. We will gladly return the favor when you are in need. Thanks to those of you who have read but are not the type to post a comment or send an e-mail but have spared a kind thought on our behalf. I believe that makes a difference too. The people who have written messages for my mom: I have compiled what I have so far and I will be delivering those to her tonight.
Ok.... Time to get to work.
So there is some good news since I last posted. The results of mom's CT showed that she actually has primary lung cancer which is a big shock since she is not a smoker. The cancer has also spread to parts of her spine. In a way this is good news because that means that no other major organs have been affected. The other good news is that her MRI showed no tumors in her brain.
More good news is that there are some treatment options. Tonight she started chemotherapy and hopefully she will be home by Monday. The prognosis is better than we expected too. Cancer is scary and you wonder when you might lose someone whether it's days, weeks or what. For mom it could be months or years.
As for the family we are all coming off of the initial shock. I think that we have all done a really good job of coming together and supporting each other. We all have role that we need to fill and everyone is doing their jobs. Personally after a good adjustment from a friend and some massage and the pleasure of treating patients I have been able to move past my sadness, fear and dispair. My mom is still here and I realize that all of the sadness or bad feelings in the world will not help her. However, positive energy, hope and working smart can help her to have the best shot at extending her life and enjoying that time. I realize that some of you know my mom personally and I would encourage you to move beyond the sorrow too. We need your positivity and prayers and hope as well.
I'm confident that a miracle will happen. That miracle maybe one that saves her life but maybe not. I know that the miracle that is happening right now is that we are rediscovering my mom. If you know her you know that she is a bit of a crazy lady. :) In the last couple of days I am starting to understand the method to the madness. I mentioned in an earlier post that she cares too much and helps a little much. I'm finding out that this is because my mom has so much love to give. I've been so close to it my whole life that I could never recognize that the way I do now. But now the threat of losing it is making me understand just how strong that love is.
Please, if you have a thought or message for my mom, please e-mail it to us at: jason_mandy_young@hotmaili.com we are printing and compiling them. She will need all kinds of support to make it throught the challenges that are still ahead. Thanks again!
-Jason
After a biopsy of her lung it was determined that my mom had Stage IV lung cancer. Since she isn't a smoker it is almost certain that this is metastatic cancer. Tomorrow they are doing some tests to find out the source. The prognosis is not very good. The treatment options available are palliative care or a miracle. While we are all very sad about this we are trying to keep it in perspective. My mom is a wonderful lady who's greatest fault is that she cares about and helps others too much.
If you know my mom, we are trying to gather some thoughts, memories, and recollections of the ways that she has blessed, inspired, and enhanced people's lives. If you care to contribute you can e-mail your thoughts to me at jason_mandy_young@hotmail.com. We will be compiling them and getting them to her.
Some of you may have heard that my mom (Jason's mom) is currently in the hospital. She has had some type of pneumonia thing for the last couple of months and so they have her there so they can give her regular breathing treatments. We don't think it's life threatening but it sure is uncomfortable for her. Please, if you pray, pray for her and if you fast, we will be fasting for her on March 2nd.
Thanks friends!
-Jason
