I am going to see Dr. Chaglassian a week from today. I am hoping that he will allow me to lose the brace and the cane. I just want to move on with my life. I have been feelibg better these days. I have been getting out.....seeing people...and trying to get back into my normal routine. I am so looking forward to being brace and cane free. So far I have ruined three pairs of pants and a jacket from this. I don't have the money to buy new clothes.....the holidays are coming. Hmm...yes I am eager to be rid of the brace.....but I am also a little scared. The brace is a bit of a security for me. I remember feeling this way ten years ago when I was without an iv for the first time in over a month. It's scary.......and exciting all at the same time.

My mom recently had a ct scan on her lung. They noticed a growth or..abnormality in her lower lobe on her left lung during a routine chest x-ray. They decided to do a ct scan just to make sure it was nothing. The scan revealed that something was there....it could be that she had been exposed to something in the past and this is a scar....it could be cancer.........it could be nothing. We are waiting to get some films back from Mt. Auburn Hospital to compare. We are hoping for the best.