On the Not Quite so Light Side

Diane heads into the hospital tomorrow morning for, hopefully, an outpatient procedure to insert stents into both of her ureters. Apparently tumor mass is constricting these ducts (they connect the kidneys to the bladder) to the point where urine is backing up into her kidneys and hindering their function. As a result a toxin in the blood, creatine, is building up. The fluid retention is also elevating her blood pressure quite high. We'll update you all tomorrow evening.

Jeff