International Women’s Day

It started with a headache. Penn mentioned it in passing. And my heart stopped. Was this a chronic symptom due to treatment? Or did this mean her tumour grew back?

Penn kept mentioning it ever so often about her head hurting. Her left frontal lobe. She would give it a rub, and go onto playing. Thankfully, she was getting a routine MRI done.

On International Women’s Day (March 8) Penn got her MRI. Penn knew the routine. She said she was brave. And I told her yes you are. You’re the bravest girl I know. I helped with the sedation and she was off to get her scans completed.

We knew it wasn’t good when the Diagnostic Imaging nurse mentioned the oncologist was on her way to talk to us. I looked at Sheldon and he looked at me.

While Penn undergoing the scan, they called her immediately. Her tumour has spread throughout her brain and into her spine. We cried beside Penn. We told her we loved her. And we will continue to fight for her.

We will take one day at a time and make sure that Penn is happy as long as possible. Thank you for continuing to pray, send positive thoughts and being there for our family.

Photo taken on February 28, 2022