The news isn't good. Not good at all. We spent all day yesterday at the hospital in Sioux Falls. The doctors did exploratory surgery on Cory's mom in the afternoon and came to us with the news that she was "full" of cancer. It's everywhere - stomach, liver, pancreas. We all went home last night and are going back up to the hospital today. The doctor will discuss her options, but they've already told us that chemo will either work or it won't and with such a fast and wide spreading cancer it probably won't. Before Mary went in to surgery, she told Cory that she may not want to have treatment and to not try to talk her out of it.

We're all in such a daze. Yesterday we were preparing ourselves to hear that it was cancer and to get ready for a big fight against it. But when we hear the diagnosis, we're left with really nothing. No hope. Of course we're praying for a miracle, but we also have to prepare to say goodbye.

Last night Cory and I would sleep a couple hours, wake up to cry, fall back asleep and go through the cycle again. I can't imagine what else we're supposed to do. It doesn't seem right to do anything else.

Please keep Mary and her family in your prayers.