Wednesday, April 21, 2004
LATEST UPDATE ON MY WIFE, KARON
I haven’t Blogged in so long I am ashamed. Between all the medical appointments Karon and I have “enjoyed”(???), my work during the week (this is an especially time of year for me at work and the load has been doubled this year), and the ministry at Countryside Christian church, there hasn’t been much time for sleeping, not to mention Blogging. But any of you who reading this deserves an update, so here goes.….
We have all the test results back from last week’s MRI of Karon’s brain. It shows that the cancer has not spread to the brain or any of the internal organs. They have identified the type of cancer as breast cancer that has spread to the bone structure. Most of the bones are still strong. There is one area where the bone has been weakened by the cancer and could be in danger of breaking. We don’t want that to happen as it would only further complicate things. That is the area on which they are doing radiation. She started radiation this past Monday and will go every day, five days a week, for three weeks. The plan of treatment: a daily dose of Armotase, a once a month infusion of the drug Zometa. She began the infusion therapy this past Tuesday. They will do blood work monthly to see if the drugs are reducing the cancer activity in the bones. In three months they will do another bone scan. The doctor said it could take several months before we know if the cancer is in remission or not. It is a slow-growing type of cancer and the treatment will be slow.
We are grateful for all the answers to the prayers . We know that God is the ultimate Healer and we will continue to trust Him for His healing in this journey with cancer. She really feels pretty good except for the aches in her joints and left leg. The radiation should relieve the pains. The only time she has missed work is for doctors’ appointments and tests. We have learned that you can read a lot while waiting on doctors.
Our prayer mostly is for God's will to be done and that He be glorified.
Jim
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