Auntie and Uncle Bill.....you've got mail!

It's been almost two weeks since we found out the results of the CT scans.

According to the oncologist, the cancer hasn't reduced any but hasn't spread either. A stable stage.

I admit to being disappointed by the news. I'd hoped for there to be some sign the tumor was shrinking even just a little bit. But perhaps no news is the best thing for right now.

That means the chemotherapy would continue and we'd have to wait for new scans after six more treatments. This has been going on since September of last year. A part of me feels very heavy knowing this will drag on many months more....if not longer.

My aunt and uncle just seemed relieved nothing got worse. I'm sure they were disappointed by the news somewhat too.

To help boost their morale, I made them some Mail Art!

Here's the front:

Markers and ink on standard mailing envelope - 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" (NFS)

My uncle is a fan of big cats so a lion seemed like the natural choice. I wanted it to evoke power, pain, and struggle.

The backside!

On the back of the envelope I wrote all the things I've said to my uncle since I began helping both of them:

"Breathe deep. Look straight ahead. Nothing to it but to do it. One day at a time."

This arrived to them in the mail earlier today. Thank God! Now I don't have to worry about it getting lost or stolen! *whew*

Now they have a visual reminder of sorts. A piece of me on the days I'm not there to help.