Important Update

It has been quite some time since my last blog post. This was a good thing, signs that the check up's Dana has been going to were fine. No growth. Everything the same as it had been... a tumor, but not a growing one. A tumor that intertwined so completely to Dana's brain that it could not be fully removed, yet let her brain function normally. I have to say that a normal Dana was more than i had even hoped for at the time of her surgery. I was really worried about losing my friend, so when she awoke the same person we were all very happy. So after many posts of the same status "checkups normal no more chemo or radiation" we all were able to stop worrying and get back to our lives. Dana's hair grew back, checkups had more time in-between and she got back to working and living normally. The thing about cancer is that it isn't content to just grow, or even to conquer, It doesn't always go for the jugular. The most cruel thing that cancer does is leave us on the edge of our seat. Whats going to happen? Should we plan for the worst? Should we wish for the best? Is it over? What do we do...? One person getting cancer doesn't just affect them. It DOES affect them, but it also affects us ALL. I always wonder: "whats the best thing i can do"? I still don't have the answer. I just try to be there for my friend and not make things worse by freaking out or becoming burdensome. I think that most people feel like i do, so completely without control. Dana has the worst of this. I wish i could take this feeling of worry and helplessness out of Dana's heart. I know she worries about her children and the many levels of surviving. Things get better with hope. Hope lets us try and lead our normal lives and enjoy things and people. I learned recently that Dana had been having some headaches lately and went back to the doctor. It turns out that there was some growth for the first time since her surgery. I'm told that the growth is minor, but to be safe, she will have to go through chemotherapy again. This, obviously, is not what we had hoped for! I am not as much of a believer of the "power of positivity" as other people, but in this case i see no other option. I choose to be grateful for the time in which Dana isn't having to deal with radiation or chemotherapy and hope for that again. I am choosing to believe things will react the way they did last time, with the chemo kicking the tumor's behind. I hope Dana's kids aren't devastated by this news, but see it as a minor setback that CAN get better (because it CAN). I hope that they know if things get overwhelming that we (her friends and family) are there for them. I hope that everyone reading this doesn't think the worst. I want them to move forward with the awareness that Dana is much too stubborn and strong to let this get her down. While we can always pray or wish for the best, know that she fought this before and will do it again!