Aww, poor little Stan! That's so sad, I really hope that the tumor gets better. I can't believe all the troubles you have been having lately.

Are you sure that those spiders are brown recluses in your house!? Here's a link to information and shows their distribution. Could they possibly be wolf spiders!? I hope they aren't brown recluses!!

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2061.html
http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol5...l/recluse.html
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/en.../brownrec.html
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure...n_recluse.html