A year ago today, June 29th, we were told that Cheryl has cancer. In the ensuing twelve months, she has endured major surgery, hospitalizations for blood clots and lung drains, a complete course of chemotherapy, what we thought was remission, relapse and now she is two rounds into another course of chemotherapy. What a year this has been but we're still here. We had a great visit with Michelle, Jonas and Susannah this past weekend. Cheryl was able to get down on the floor and play games with both kids. I got to pick and share fresh garden produce with Susannah and Jonas had his private time with Grandmama in the Thomas the Tank Engine tent. We both immensely enjoyed Michelle's company over their three day stay.
Today, Cheryl had her follow up with the pulmonologist, Dr. Jones. They reviewed her latest chest CT scan and said that her lungs look good and that overall she is doing great. The pleurodesis procedure on her left chest cavity has had the desired result and she is no longer building up fluid there. Her coughing has cleared up and she appears to have normal lung function. Dr. Jones said that she should not have to see him again unless something else comes up later or the oncologist requests it.
On Friday, she will be going in to begin her third round of chemotherapy. At that time her CA125 and other blood counts will be taken to monitor the effectiveness of the treatment. If appearance and feeling good are reliable measures then she is definitely better off today than she was a year ago when this all started.
Please continue to pray that this chemotherapy will push the cancer into long-term remission.
What a great picture! It has been quite a year! We've got one granddaughter down and I'll take her back tomorrow and spend 2 weeks in Louisville. Hopefully things will slow down soon and we can have a visit. All the good news is great and we'll continue in prayer. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great report ~ nothing like the innocence of children to make you smile and enjoy the "little things in life!
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