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Scan Results from Today!

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  Hello! This morning we met with Dr. Low to go over the scan I had earlier this week. And drum roll please…..the tumors are stable!! If he would’ve said! “They’re gone” or, “They‘ve shrunk”, then I might have kissed him! But listen, I will take “stable” any day over the alternative. I am truly grateful and feel this is a small miracle in this cancer journey. Brandon told him how we like to pray for specific things and asked him what would be something specific to pray for. And he said “That these tumors remain stable for a very long time.” So I would love to invite you to remember that in your prayers if you would:) we are still holding out for a miracle. A miracle to us could look like the cancer completely leaving my body or for what is there now to remain stable for many years to come.  The short term plan is to scan again in 2 months. If things are progressing then we will start oral chemo to see if that will keep things at bay. And if things are stable still we will do nothing an

Ring that Bell! Round 4 is done…and now a break!

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  Today I ended round 4! Wahoo! I went to that infusion center 12 times total to receive the poison! This picture shows me ringing the bell as I am going to now have a break from IV chemo. Kind of excited about that! The nurses insisted that I ring the bell. They say the bell can mark any kind of accomplishment…it’s not just reserved for people who are in remission, or cancer free. We celebrate the small accomplishments. It felt nice. The nurses all clapped and waved goodbye. They have all been so amazing and I’m thankful for nurses more than ever.  An update on my treatment plan. We met with Dr Low on Wednesday. He said the plan is to have a scan in 2 weeks to check the progress. (Hopefully there is some!) if there is some progress (meaning the tumors are remaining stable…or better yet shrinking and also not spreading) then we will take a 3 month break from IV chemo and rescan again. If however they have spread or are growing then I will start oral chemo in the near future. Which I ha