My Mom's AML Diagnosis in August 2009

It has been a little over a year when my mom Judy Leseth was diagnosed with AML leukemia. She has undergone numerous rounds of Chemotherapy throughout the year. The leukemia seemed to be decreasing and there was a possibility that my mom could have been accepted into a stem cell research program. But
that chance was taken away by a reoccurence of the cancer at a raped rate.

In June of 2010 my mom decided to try the option of 7 days of chemo 24 hours a day treatment hoping that would eradicate the cancer and unfortunately it did not. The Doctor's will be releasing my mom from the hospital in the next couple of days as a hospice patient. We are uncertain of the amount of time my mom has left and still hoping for a miracle that she would be given another chance at remission.

As I write today it has been a rough and emotional time for my family. Especially for me. I came back to Southern California 7 years ago with specific dreams and wishes. And one of them was to be able to do nice things for my mom. You see my mom raised us for a little while all by herself and would always do for us kids before herself. And to this day when my brother Mike would ask her a favor she would NEVER say NO!

My mom Judy Leseth loved her business "Circle of Friends at The Meeting Place". A place where people with early Alzhiemer's would gather for the day. Drink coffee, tell jokes and read the paper. They woud play card games, board games, video games and put puzzles together. They would take walks after lunch around the business complex and feed the dogs and chat with the people. They loved WII bowling and root beer floats!

Circle of Friends at The Meeting Place is a GREAT and WONDERFUL Place! Expecially at lunch time when all would gather around the tables and talk while lunch was being prepared. And they all knew lunch would be great, because everyday Judy would make a special desert and salad and cut up fruit for all to enjoy along with the sandwich and snacks they brought. Once lunch was served the room got quiet and they enjoyed the food.