July 1, 2011

    Sara had really good news from Dr. Lin.  He is very impressed with her progress. He is thinking of doing surgery maybe at the end of summer to remove the tumor on her pancreas that is causing all the other tumors. This would not get rid of the cancer completely.  But it would sure the heck slow it down. She will still do chemo on a regular basis for an undetermined time, but Dr. Lin is trying to reduce her dose to avoid the side effects.  He also gave her a license to eat whatever she wants.  She can eat all she wants now and still cannot gain weight.  He suggested giving her something to gain weight, but said the her weight is just fine.  But I said I would like to take a pill to gain weight.  Just kidding.
    So everyone who has and is rooting for Sara, it worked. We are all so pleased to have this good news. Sara is probably going down in some medical journal or something. But they would have to put in all the good vibes, caregiving, prayers, encouragment and just plain ol' cheering on.  Whew! Love to all!


posted by Colleen