The Lizinator

Erin and Baby Chloe ready for a day out in Livermore, April 2010

{Recent Text Messages Between Erin and Paige}

Paige: R U still having fun there in Livermore?
Erin: Exhausted. Mom is back to her old ways.
Paige: That's pathetic that you can't even keep up with Cancer-Liz.
Erin: I know! She's not human. I think she is a robot.
Paige: Like the Lizinator! Good luck. . .


Erin and her kids have been in Livermore for the whole week. You might think that their Spring Break would be relaxing....what with Liz needing to take it a tad easier these days. You'd be wrong. They've hit the zoo, the Lego Store (aka: Carter's Mother-Ship), the movies, camping at Del Valle, lunch with many a friend and family member, play-dates with cousins, hair appointments...and oh, and did we mention Chemo? Yes, Chemo.

Liz may be battling the nastiest disease out there, but you wouldn't know it by the way she is flitting about town with dozens of grandkids in tow. She's unstoppable. A bit like a super-hero. Look for "The Lizinator" in theaters this summer. Should be a blockbuster.

Do You See What I See?

Liz's granddaughter, Quinlan, sports some spectacles for a closer look.

So Liz got some amazing scan results with those unmistakable words "significant improvement" and we all got more than a little excited. But the moment of truth came today as she met with her doctor for the official interpretation of how those tumors look.

Would he see what we saw? What would he say it all means? Do we still have reason to be optimistic?

The answer came as clear as those glasses on Q's face:

She could not have hoped for better scan results. That's what he said. That's what he saw. That's what we thought. That's reason to be grateful.

{So what else can we see? What else is on the horizon?}

Chemotherapy continued today but it's with new resolve that Liz moves forward.

We see some bright days ahead. Can you see it too??

Something Significant. . .

Liz Catches Up on Some Thank You Notes March, 2010

The scan results are back and though they are written in Medical-ese and thus their true meaning is difficult to decipher, the phrase "significant improvement" was unmistakable, and stood out like a NEON sign, you know, the kind you can't miss when it says something wonderful like "FRESH DOUGHNUTS" or "SHOE SALE."

Liz meets with her doctor on Tuesday to translate what this all really means. But we are encouraged at the thought that the chemotherapy seems to be having a positive effect. It makes Liz feel like she can keep up this crazy treatment if the results are "significant improvement."

We'll keep you posted on the significant developments!