Sorry for not updating sooner, but its been a busy week and our internet access has been irregular at best.
The news could be better. Cheryl hadn't been feeling too good the past few weeks, so we weren't surprised when the endoscopy on Friday showed that the tumors in her stomach had grown and expanded. Bummed out, yes, but not surprised. This is not uncommon in patients undergoing IL-2 treatment.
Fortunately, we have Plan B, C, and D to fall back on. There are two clinical trials we are trying to get Cheryl into, the most promising of which is one that involves removing all the white blood cells from her system, then reinjecting them into her body with an antigen-specific drug designed to attack the cancer - essentially, it's rebooting her immune system.
However, Cheryl needs to have a specific positive antibody in her system, and it's 50/50 that she has it. If it's positive, we proceed, if it's negative, we go to Plan C.
In addition, there's a number of new treatments that are in the pipe, so within a few months we'll have Plans E, F, G and H to fall back on.
Cheryl and I will have a more detailed post up in a few days. Until then, think positive (and we mean that in more ways than one).
Dave
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It is such an interesting process. 4 years ago, my precinct caucus meeting had 6 people, this year it had over 30! I think Bush succeeded at getting people so upset, that they are finally voting. They claim once you start becoming politically involved, that you continue the process the rest of your life. So, thanks Bush for making more young Americans involved. We too had majority for Obama. I will admit, while I enjoyed meeting my neighbors, the process is long and cumbersome, and I would rather vote one-time and not have to attend the local, county and state caucus to make my vote.
Many Cheers to the both of YOU
Positive thoughts trailing your way….
Yes, I finally broke down and signed up on google…..my the trash begin…..
Yvonne
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