*** NEWS UPDATE ***

9:25 am this morning (Thursday) the doctor's office called with the PET/CT scan results. Everything came back clear - no additioal tumors detected. Yea!!!

And now back to our regular program:

Lots of good news today:

Lynn’s heart scan came back all good – her heart is healthy and strong. It is also loving, kind, compassionate, caring, generous and giving, but they didn’t test for that – life did. ☺

The MRI results are in as well. They found nothing additional in her chest area besides what we already knew about – the main tumor and two involved lymph nodes. This is very good news.

The PET/CT scan went well, though sitting still for so long is tedious. It was probably hard on Lynn too. We should have the PET/CT scan results within a week.

The portacath implant went well also, though Lynn is quite sore (it was implanted just under her right collarbone) and the sedatives have left her feeling tired.

Chemo starts Monday, December 8th. We have no idea how Lynn will react to the chemo treatments, though we are optimistic that she will experience minimal side effects. Many women report nothing more than intermittent to chronic fatigue, and we are hoping Lynn’s reaction is mild as well.

Several people have asked us what we need – what they can do to help us. Your kindness and generosity is overwhelming. First and foremost - keep us in your prayers. Other than that, our best answer for now is “we don’t know – it depends”. It will all depend on how the treatments go (how well Lynn responds to them) and the results of any additional tests. Lynn does need a walking partner – or several. The doctors said walking briskly 30-60 minutes a day would be good for her, though this will depend upon her level of strength. Other than someone to walk with it is difficult to forecast future needs.


Our next post will be Monday afternoon, after chemo treatment number 1 of 8. We will post after each treatment, or whenever something changes.