Friday the kids here had a snow day and last night it was thundering and lightening! Go figure!
I brought Neal home from the hospital Saturday. He was feeling quite well. He couldn’t go to church on Sunday but did go to small group Sunday night. He enjoyed the company! Today he went to the local oncologist to have bloodwork taken and receive a neulasta shot instead of giving himself neupogin shots. Neulasta shots last longer so we’ll see how well it does to keep his white count up. Today it started to drop which may be the reason Neal has felt out of sorts all day.
Neal and I actually had a date today at the oncologist’s office! If you remember, when I had breast cancer I participated in a clinical study for women that were Her2 positive (basically means my tumor was hormone fed). Instead of receiving the standard infusion of herceptin I took a pill called Tykerb everyday for a year. I received a phone call from my doctor at Northwestern University this past fall that the arm of study I was in closed because many women were having a reoccurance of breast cancer. The study wanted me to now get herceptin once a month for a year. The combination of the two drugs has had good results. I had a scan before I started and there was no cancer! This is my 2nd treament, 10 to go! It is administered through an IV in my arm and only takes about 45 minutes. This is a preventative drug which I am happy to take. So I got the best of both drugs!
Thursday we go to the University of Chicago to see the doctor and Neal will receive retuxin.
On the journey,
Trish
Trish,
You are becoming a chemical aficionado:)
…it goes with the territory as I found out myself to some extent. We think about you daily and the incredible grace that the Lord is bestowing upon you both. In all things He is sufficient! Let me know if you need some lavender love…I know just the place to get it. Steve goes to clinic on Monday, I’m pretty sure you won’t be there then but if you are we will certainly come to see you.
Hugs, Dawn