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Going to the U of M Cancer Care Hospital for Clinical Trials

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Real Estate Agent with Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker DRE #00697006

Driving in the rain is hard enough when you can see the roads, but it's worse when it's 6 AM, pitch-black, pouring cats and dogs, and you're a woman of a certain age wearing multi-focal contacts, driving a rental car on unfamiliar roads. I might have freaked out my sister and brother by almost driving into a ditch, but at least I didn't smash up the car or throw my brother head first into the dash with my sudden braking. We managed to get to the hospital in one piece and guess what? The University of Minnesota Hospital offers valet parking! How cool is that?

It's not like we were doing anything else this morning except sleeping. My brother needed a ride to the hospital for another infusion visit. This morning's visit involved a lot of scans and lab first, and since I came to town to visit him, accompanying my brother to the hospital seemed like the right thing to do. I was under the impression he has stage 4 lung cancer but the hospital says no, it is soft tissue sarcoma that has traveled to his lungs. Travel is what you do when you hop the Greyhound to Denver.

You can read more about our advenures in my personal blog today at the link: My Brother and the U of M Clinical Trial for Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

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Elizabeth Weintraub is co-partner of Weintraub & Wallace Team of Top Producing Realtors, an author, home buying expert at The Balance, a Land Park resident, and a veteran real estate agent who specializes in older, classic homes in Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown, Carmichael and East Sacramento, as well as tract homes in Elk Grove, Natomas, Roseville and Lincoln. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put our combined 80 years of real estate experience to work for you. Broker-Associate at RE/MAX Gold. DRE License # 00697006.

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Comments(8)

Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Glad you made it safely to the hospital and that your brother does not have stage 4 lung cancer. Please drive home carefully

Nov 17, 2015 01:39 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Ack. What? For Pete's Sake.

Nov 17, 2015 02:10 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Elizabeth- I am used to driving in the rain having grown up in Houston but when it's dark and it's unknown territory to you... it can be frightening.  Glad you make it ok, and wish your brother well. 

Nov 17, 2015 05:28 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker

The way I looked at it, Kathy, if I went into a ditch, my sister went with me, and it's always nice to have company.

Nov 18, 2015 12:10 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Sounds like cancer treatments have come a long way since my Dad went through this in 1995.  It is nice to see a room full of smiling people, including the patient, during a chemo treatment.  Enjoy every minute when them.

Nov 17, 2015 06:00 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker

They are only smiling because I told them to stop scowling, which they were presenting to the max.

Nov 18, 2015 12:11 AM
Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner
Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA
Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

I'm so sorry! I'm sure this is a scary time for your family. All my best. I'm sure you're in good hands. Don't tick off the time, look forward. 

Nov 17, 2015 10:00 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker

I look at the present and deal with that.

Nov 18, 2015 12:11 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Elizabeth, I am sorry to hear that your brother is dealing with cancer ... of any kind.  It's nice that you can be there with him even if its only for a short visit.

Nov 17, 2015 12:10 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker

I felt like if I didn't come, there would be no time to say goodbye because people go away in our lives at the blink of an eye.

Nov 18, 2015 12:12 AM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Good morning Elizabeth.  I don't know the difference but cancer is something no one wants to hear.  Hope the drug works and he's back on his feet soon.

Nov 17, 2015 06:46 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker

Soft tissue sarcoma is still cancer, James. It is tumors.

Nov 18, 2015 12:12 AM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Hi Elizabeth.  Wishing your brother all the best for his upcoming battle.

Nov 17, 2015 08:42 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker

I wonder how much longer he will put up with the infusions. My sister drugs him so he sleeps through most of it. He seemed to be OK, though, but he is one of those stoic kinda guys.

Nov 18, 2015 12:13 AM