Well, we had a short lived exciting time when my scans returned pretty clear. The next day I took our 13 year old daughter to the doctor to check out a couple of lumps on her neck. She recommended a CT scan of the neck area. The radiologist who read it recommended a second CT of the rest of her, and the results from that indicated a possible lymphoma. She had a biopsy two days ago, and the preliminary results are that she has "Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosing". This is supposed to be a relatively easy cancer to treat, with a very good outcome. That's all well and good, but frankly, we're just a bit set back with the news and wondering what's up with this area we live in-the air, the water, the soil...one of our neighbors' children had a serious brain tumor when he was very young, and a woman across the street had colon cancer long ago. Maybe it's only coincidence, but it seems like a lot to me.
I wish there was something cheerier to print, but this is what it is. We have an appointment set up at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland for this Monday at 2 pm. so we'll discuss protocols and staging, etc., if they have all of the information they need. We can at least get it started. Jonathan, the herbalist, and Tim Murbach, the ND, have her information, and can help us stay on track.
That's about it for now-we're going to hit up the County Fair for a little bit today, before and after resting a bunch. Sarah got her drain from the surgery out this a.m., and gets stitches out next week. "What I did on summer vacation..."
Well, it's been real-as they say. They never say real "what".
We'll keep you posted.
Blessings,
Jeanne, Pat and the kids
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Hi Jeanne and family,
You have all been on my heart so much lately. I pray for you often. Jeanne, you are my heroine and my inspiration! I have asked many prayer warriors here in Pennsylvania to pray for you too.
Kathy
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