Update on Mom Jan. 16th

Hello, All, Happy New Year!

Hope this message finds you well.

Happy to report my mom is feeling very well. She looks good and is eating very well. We had an oncology follow up this last week. Her levels are all looking good. She responded well to her pre-holiday blood infusions.

We have been anticipating that mom would be a candidate for a very promising cancer treatment trial. They informed us at the end of the week she does not have the right genetic mutation for this particular trial.

Dr. Martins has stated while the current treatment is effective, it’s just not as effective as he would like to see. To better manage the tumors in the immediate, Dr. Martins recommends one of two chemotherapy treatment courses. After which mom would resume the daily pill she has been taking since late summer.

Of course mom is very apprehensive about chemo. She’s mostly concerned about potentially being sick, especially now that she has been feeling so well. She’s also concerned about hair loss. This bump in the road has her frustrated and a bit down. At the same time, mom feels so grateful for the care she is receiving at SCCA. She loves her oncologist who we’re confident is doing everything possible to support my mom’s cancer battle.

After Christmas, mom and Al returned to Coeur d’Alene to tie up loose ends and close the house sale. They were preparing to have movers pack and haul everything over to Seattle after the first week of January. In what I can only convey as a completely generous act of compassion, Al’s daughter Michele and her family spent countless hours packing and moved their belongings over here. Simply amazing.

We were anticipating having closed the purchase of mom and Al’s new place this week. The closing process is taking a bit longer than anticipated. It’s looking like things will be finalized in the next week or so. Then we have some sprucing up to do before they can move in. They’re really excited about their new home and community.

Thank you as always for all your positive thoughts, prayers and words of encouragement to my mom. She’s really anxious about this next treatment phase. I am optimistic it will be much better than she envisions. Only time will tell. More to come in the week ahead after she chooses which form of chemotherapy to undergo. At that time we’ll have a better idea of what we can expect.

All my best,