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The past 3 weeks have been absolutely crazy, hectic and draining. Below is a quick timeline of the progression of events that lead us up to date.

End June - Mom starts having headaches and goes to the doc to get them checked out. She is told to test her blood sugar and to get an MRI just in case.

July 2nd - goes to get her MRI and comes home with a massive headache.

July 4th & 5th - Not feeling well but pushed through the weekend. She was vomiting, had headaches, and visual changes. She was alarmed, but she knew is was only a matter of time before the MRI would come back.

July 6th - Mom gets a call from the doctor. She tells her that she has a 2 inch mass in her brain and that she needed to get to the hospital immediately.

July 7th - Katie, GG and myself (Sandy) fly to Dallas to be with Mom and Jim.

July 8th - The 2 inch monster was removed through brain surgery. Mom did rather well and was in good spirits.

July 9th - We received the horrible news that the tumor was in fact malignant. We discussed our options with the doctor. Mom makes an immediate decision to move back to Tampa to be with her family.

July 10th - Released from the hospital. She couldn't wait to get out of there! :)

July 11th - Happy Birthday Mom. Mom turned 53 years old. We had a quiet little party for her and spent most of the day caring for her.

July 13 - Mom woke up with many symptoms that prompted us to call the doctor. Two hours later and plenty of commotion ... she were back at the hospital

July 13 - July 20th - Mom is admitted to the hospital for brain swelling. It takes them a couple of days but they finally get the swelling under control. Poor Mom had some rough days during this hospital visit. The docs assured us though that she was just healing from the surgery.

July 20th - Discharged from the hospital

July 21st - Mom flies to Florida (with Katie's assistance of course)

July 22nd .... the rest of the story begins.....