| It shades the majority of our yard, and is one of the | | | | nourished the tree, I had two procedures for |
| reasons we chose to buy this house. Well, in January | | | | sir-spheres done. SIR-Spheres are biocompatible |
| of this year, Phoenix was hit with frost. (Yep Phoenix) | | | | radio-active micro-spheres that contain yttrium-90 and |
| We were not prepared for this, as we were still using | | | | emit beta radiation. They are implanted using a syringe |
| the pool! Well, the tree began to die. | | | | and travel via the blood stream, whereupon the |
| About the same time, I was diagnosed with | | | | spheres are targeted to the tumors within the liver. |
| Cholangiocarcinoma. (Bile Duct cancer which there is | | | | My IR team made me feel like it was an everyday |
| no cure for and tumors on the liver.) One day, the tree | | | | event. They were great. On September 4thI went for |
| was down to about 3 leaves, and my husband and I | | | | a PET scan, and I was told that there was very little |
| were standing out front, sadly looking at the tree. My | | | | activity of cancer on my liver. I am almost cancer free |
| husband (Polo) reached out and touched a leaf, and in | | | | already. The tree is also flourishing and full and once |
| a shaky voice said, "Babe, this tree still has life in it and | | | | again shading our front yard. |
| just needs to be nursed back to health......like you" | | | | Now we look at our tree with a whole new view- it is |
| Well, it became like an obsession with him, watering, | | | | our tree of life. |
| plant food, trimming, etc. Throughout the months as he | | | | |