Filling in the gaps, so we can move forward.

Today, July 25, 2019, would have been Dad's 90th birthday. He passed away on June 12, 2010 from complications of colon cancer.  Happy birthday Dad.

I begged for genetic testing way back in 2007, but insurance denied me. Didn't matter that Mom had survived breast cancer, Dad had not been diagnosed at that time, his father, and first cousin died of cancer, but not considered close enough to count. Now, I'm being taken seriously. The genetic results should be in next week.

In the past two days, we have checked most of the to do boxes that were laid out for us on Monday.
Accepted by MD Anderson Monday afternoon.
Pet scan & results done Tuesday morning.
EKG & Echo Cardiogram done Tuesday afternoon.
Port inserted Wednesday morning.
Genetic testing still out there.
Followup with Dr. Syed.

Dr. Syed has told us that the PET Scan did not indicate that the tumor has gone much further. It has grown from 5cm to 5.8 cm, which confirms the fact that we are dealing with some angry cancer.

I will do 4 treatments of chemo here in Mt. Pleasant, three week schedule, then we will scan again, and decide where to go from that point. We'll be starting out with Adriamycin ( also known as Red Devil) & Cytoxan.  The nausea meds are all ready on order!

EKG & Echo Cardiogram show that the heart is strong enough to withstand this chemo. Yay!

The port was inserted Wednesday morning in Cleburne. Bonus visit with Clint & Martha Twaddell!
Thank you both for taking us in on such short notice, and Martha for measuring my noggin for the wig!  The hospital & staff in Cleburne were absolutely top notch!

I've gotten the wig ordered, and lots of turbans & ginger ale lined up. Think I'll also try green apples. That was a neat little sea sickness cure we picked up over Christmas.

Lots of naps are on schedule from now until Tuesday.

I'll keep you posted, please keep praying!