Mom had been complaining of back pain for about a month and was using wet heat and taking advil. The pain got to great so she went to see her physician, Dr. Murray. She was put on some antibiotics and pain killers. The pain continued and got worse so we took her to Maine Medical Center's ER twice before learning on the third visit what really was going on. In her CT scan they identified that her uterus looked enlarged. With further testing we have learned that mom has Uterine Cancer. The cancer has metastasized to her ovaries, lymph nodes, bone, lungs, and brain. We still do not know the pathology of the cell that they biopsied from her back. 

     The doctors are focusing on her brain cancer first and then the rest of her body after that. She is going to have Full Head Radiation that consists of 2 weeks of treatments. The treatments will run from Monday to Friday, one treatment a day, last about ten minutes, with a total of ten total treatments. After the two weeks the radiation in the brain will stay for three to six months after. They are treating the brain with radiation to prevent further attack of the brain so that the cancer in her body will not travel back up to her brain. She had her first radiation treatment yesterday at 3:30pm. She will have another treatment today.

She is doing well and so is the family. We are just trying to educate ourselves about what is going on. We are staying strong, trying to stay positive, and are ready to fight like hell. Mom is a fighter and will get through this. Tomorrow will be a better day!! I will keep you all updated daily about her progress. 

Mom's address is: Rosemary Simmons, 

Maine Medical Center

Room 569 Gibson Pavilion 

22 Bramhall Street, Portland, Me. 04102