Draft written by Shannon, posted by her mom, Gretchen.

This are relatively stable here right now. I feel like I’m getting a better sense of how my pain meds affect me and how long it takes for them to kick in. Emotionally, I don’t really know where I am. Overall, much better than after other rounds of bad news, but I’m also trying not to think about it too much until I see my real oncologist on Thursday. I am just trying to stay super focused on the fact that it is very clearly my liver and right kidney that are sore (exactly where the supposed tumors are), so I am praying this stuff is working like a champ.

I spent some time over the weekend sewing up some pajamas for Emmie. (Major props to my mom, who watched Emmie basically all weekend, whilie I