Hopeful News

Hello All,

Well Mom has been in for a total of four chemo treatments and has battled through all of them. As with most Cancer patients who are under-going chemo treatments she fights with the unwanted side effects..the nausea, vomitting and diarrhea that are never ending for a good 4-5 days after the session. Mom is doing well and has even started eating a little more, even though it is a battle many times to get her to eat (she has lost nearly 40 lbs now), but the tube feedings have been a saving grace for her.
Mom was able to have a port device surgically placed a few weeks ago which is how she will receive her chemo treatments from her on out. Her last visit to the doctors showed her blood lab values were so good that the physician extended her PET scan for another 8 weeks and said that her chemo treatments were now going to go for another 6 months. I know that mom was not very happy about having chemo treatments for so long, but very optimistic that the physician said 'it looks like you are reacting well to the chemo and making progress.' We too were excited to hear the news that she was doing well.
I know that more chemo sessions isn't something that sounds fun, but if the chemo is killing the cancer and your body is dealing with it well and you are able to gain more years of your life then the trade off is minimal. Mom is still fighting and will continue throught the summer, we just hope she will continue to get well enough to get out and going on some trips with us.

Tiers