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Bunnylady said:
It's . . . complicated, and I'm trying to remember what all I have been told ( and I don't have Mom's chemo brain as an excuse . . . :barnie). Her original diagnosis was about 25 years ago, when a lumpectomy, radiation, and Tamoxifen resulted in her being cancer-free for the next 20+ years. About 2 years ago, the cancer returned, and treatment involved a mastectomy and radiation again. They put her on a different drug regimen (don't remember what), but about a year ago, a follow-up scan revealed 3 areas of concern. They biopsied two of them, and found nothing irregular. After knee-replacement surgery a few months ago, she simply wasn't recovering as she should (most significantly expressed as a lack of appetite), and it was finally admitted that she still had cancer. Different drugs . . . a biopsy to see if the spot on her back was the same cancer, or possibly a different one (she is a redhead, and has had skin cancers pop up several times in her 86 years) . . . different drugs. The oncologist that had been treating her retired, and assured her that the guy he was handing off to would take good care of her. Well, she recently found a lump in the remaining breast, and when she brought it up at a recent follow-up visit, she had to insist that it be looked at. The only person who was available was a P.A; he ordered an MRI and a scan, and on the basis of what they showed, called for this biopsy. :idunno

I'll tell BB2K about all the compliments on her afghan. She really likes the flowers, too, but she thought a bunch of them might be a bit busy for Mom's tastes, so she came up with the other squares to quiet things down a bit. She actually likes them so much, she is making an afghan for herself out of the same type of yarn. Hers has a sort of psychedelic retro vibe:

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(Time for me to come clean, I guess. She has drafted me to help with these projects. She enjoys crocheting with the yarn, but despises sewing the bits together. So, I've done the assembly part on both of them. I did some of the squares on the pink one, too [in the interest of getting it done faster, before we hit the lack-of-available-materials roadblock]. Nice thing about this super-fluffy stuff; you can't tell the left-handed work (mine) from the right-handed (hers), because you really can't see the stitches! And yes, left-handed stitches do look different.)
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Very nice work.

I like fuzzy... makesme remember old fashioned things... and warmth!

superchemicalgirl said:
Until we age.

Love the fuzzy flowers, too! That is great that you're helping her, what nice memories.

I finished the 5 quilt tops for the NICU - 4 are just the scrap from my star quilt and the other is scrap from various projects, but I made the nephew make that top when he was here last.

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Kid 3, when he was born... in the car... we then used an ambulance to get the rest of the way to the hospital. (In hind sight.... stupid choice... but whatever)

Anyway, the ambulance had been stocked with lap quilts made by the local quilting group.

It was a very nice baby blanket to have for the new kid, greatly appreciated.

So awesome that you are making those for the NICU, I know they will be appreciated.
 

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