[4/20/78?]
Mom and Dad –As to Marion, she will probably be going in the hospital either next week or the following week. She would like to make it through this school year, but the Doctor does not want to wait that long. Of course she is happy over the fact that radiation treatments are not necessary. She is taking it all very well – – "says that a little cancer never hurt anybody." . . . . at first though she lost her sense of humor for a day or two. It was hard until the results of the tests came in on Friday. Up till then she did not know to what extent it had spread or what treatments (radiation) would be necessary.
She will be in the hospital that is close by . . . beside the entrance to the freeway . . . . right across from the community college. In the last week, we have learned it quite well, as that is where the out-patient work was done. (testing)
She won't be telling her parents, but has told I.T., her sister, and a friend of hers in Illinois. She wrote them letters, and then they called us all the same night. Just this last week all that happened. All that happened the night before she went in for all the tests . . . know she was happy to give them good (?) report on Friday.
She is to go in to see the Doctor again tonight. At first he was very quiet . . . . didn't answer her questions, and she said that you would think that he was afraid that he was going to catch cancer from her. Now she seems much happier with the Doctor. With HMO all medical expenses are paid in full. So that is good. One bad thing is that she doesn't have much sick leave built up – only 7 days, so that is kinda bad. Some of the other teachers in the Science dept. have offered to donate their sick leave . . . . call in a sub for them . . . . and then have the sub cover Marion's classes.
I'll keep you all posted . . . . .
I've told John – but as I said before – don't tell Mary V ––
[Love, etc., Bert]
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